Yimbulunga

Yimbulunga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Yimbulunga
Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014[1]
Species:
Y. foordi
Binomial name
Yimbulunga foordi
Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014[1]

Yimbulunga is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Salticidae. It was first described in 2014 by lead author Wanda Wesołowska, in a joint publication with Galina Azarkina and Anthony Russell-Smith. Its single described species Yimbulunga foordi is endemic to South Africa.

The species is named after South African arachnologist Stefan Hendrik Foord (1971-2023).

References

  1. ^ a b "Salticidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2025-10-17.