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
Binomial name
Yeiyei guiparkeri
Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025[1]

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

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Yeiyei Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  2. ^ 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.