Natta (spider)
| Natta | |
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| female N. chionogaster | |
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| female N. horizontalis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Natta Karsch, 1879[1] |
| Type species | |
| N. horizontalis Karsch, 1879
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| Species | |
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see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Natta is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1879.[3] The described species are found in Africa and Yemen.[1]
Species
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male N. chionogaster -
juvenile male N. horizontalis -
juvenile male N. horizontalis
As of October 2025, this genus includes three species:[1]
- Natta chionogaster (Simon, 1901) – Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Tropical Africa, Namibia, South Africa, Madagascar
- Natta horizontalis Karsch, 1879 – Africa, Yemen (type species)
- Natta triguttata Haddad & Wesołowska, 2024 – South Africa
References
- ^ a b c d "Gen. Natta Karsch, 1879". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ^ Prószyński, J. (1985). "On Siler, Silerella, Cyllobelus and Natta (Araneae, Salticidae)". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. 39: 77.
- ^ Karsch, F. (1879). "West-afrikanische Arachniden, gesammelt von Herrn Stabsarzt Dr. Falkenstein". Zeitschrift für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften. 52: 329–373.