Mexcala
Mexcala is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1902. The name is probably derived from the Nahuatl mezcal.
Distribution
Mexcala are found only in Africa, Yemen, and Iran.
Species
, this genus includes 22 species:Mexcala agilis Lawrence, 1928 – DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, NamibiaMexcala angolensis Wesołowska, 2009 – AngolaMexcala caerulea – Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory CoastMexcala elegans G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903 – Ivory Coast, Malawi, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South AfricaMexcala farsensis Logunov, 2001 – IranMexcala fizi Wesołowska, 2009 – Congo, TanzaniaMexcala formosa Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 – EthiopiaMexcala inopinata Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – UgandaMexcala kabondo Wesołowska, 2009 – Congo, Malawi, TanzaniaMexcala macilenta Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Ethiopia, TanzaniaMexcala meridiana Wesołowska, 2009 – South AfricaMexcala monstrata Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994 – Egypt, YemenMexcala namibica Wesołowska, 2009 – NamibiaMexcala nigrocyanea – Libya, Egypt, EthiopiaMexcala ovambo Wesołowska, 2009 – NamibiaMexcala quadrimaculata – Zimbabwe, South AfricaMexcala rufa G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1902 – Namibia, Botswana, South Africa Mexcala signata Wesołowska, 2009 – Kenya, TanzaniaMexcala smaragdina Wesołowska & Edwards, 2012 – NigeriaMexcala synagelese Wesołowska, 2009 – Sudan, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, DR Congo, Uganda, AngolaMexcala torquata Wesołowska, 2009 – Guinea, Ivory CoastMexcala vicina Wesołowska, 2009 – Cameroon, Congo