World Spider Catalog

Genus: Mexcala G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1902 | Family: Salticidae Blackwall, 1841

Mexcala synagelese Wesołowska, 2009

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:042452

Permalink: https://wsc.nmbe.ch/lsid/urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:042452

Described:

Distribution: Sudan, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, DR Congo, Uganda, Angola

External Resources*: Jumping Spiders of the World Metzner (2026) | Salticidae Database Prószyński (2025) | GBIF

Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren (MRAC/RMCA), Belgium m (12055) - (Wesołowska, 2009a)
Paratype: Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren (MRAC/RMCA), Belgium 6m3f 2j (123027, 123039, 123049, 127495-127496, 127499, 149763) - (Wesołowska, 2009a)
Paratype: California Academy of Sciences (CAS), San Francisco, USA m - (Wesołowska, 2009a)

Taxonomic References

Mexcala synagelese Wesołowska, 2009a: 179, f. 104-113 (Dmf) Original description

References

Wesołowska, W. (2009a). A revision of the spider genus Mexcala Peckham et Peckham, 1902 (Araneae: Salticidae). Genus 20: 149-186. -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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Metzner, H. (2026). Jumping spiders (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae) of the world. Online at https://www.jumping-spiders.com.

Prószyński, J. (2025). Salticidae (Araneae) Genera of the World "a management tool for developing a new system of Salticidae" - a scrollable e-Textbook. Version December 20th, 2025, online at http://www.salticidae.pl.

GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2024-09-06	Species distribution update	Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024	Old value