Mushimane
| Mushimane | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Trachelidae |
| Genus: | Mushimane Haddad, 2025[1] |
| Species: | M. tswibilinki |
| Binomial name | |
| Mushimane tswibilinki Haddad, 2025[2] | |
Mushimane is a South African monotypic genus of spiders in the family Trachelidae containing the single species, Mushimane tswibilinki.[2]
Description
Adults are only about 1.8 mm in body length.[1]
Etymology
The genus name is a Swahili word for "little man", indicating this being possibly the smallest species of the family. "tswibilinki" indicates a man with a small penis in the Sesotho language, in reference to the short embolus in males of this species.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Haddad, C. R. (2025). "And they just keep coming: four new genera of dark sac spiders from southern Africa (Araneae, Trachelidae)". African Invertebrates. 66 (1): 19–64. Bibcode:2025AfrIn..66...19H. doi:10.3897/AfrInvertebr.66.139299.
- 1 2 "Gen. Mushimane Haddad, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-21.