Yeiyei
| Yeiyei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Yeiyei Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025[2] |
| Species: | Y. guiparkeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Yeiyei guiparkeri Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025[1]
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Yeiyei is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Salticidae containing the single species, Yeiyei guiparkeri.[1]
Distribution
Yeiyei guiparkeri has been recorded from Guinea.[1]
Etymology
The genus is named after the type locality, Yeï Forest. The species honors Guy Parker, who organized the expeditions to the Nimba Mountains.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Gen. Yeiyei Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
- ^ a b Wesołowska, W.; Henrard, A. (2025). "New data on the jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from the Nimba Mountains, Guinea". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. 75: 811–912. doi:10.3161/00034541ANZ2025.75.3.010.