Menemerus cummingorum

Menemerus cummingorum is a medium-sized spider. The male has a flattened cephalothorax that is between 2.2 and 2.3 mm (0.09 and 0.09 in) long and between 1.7 and 1.8 mm (0.07 and 0.07 in) wide. The carapace is dark brown, with a pattern of white streaks formed of hairs on the lateral edges, an ill-defined line behind the foremost eyes, a triangular patch on the fovea and four patches on the thorax. It has a black eye field with long brown bristles scattered around the eyes themselves. The spider has a very low face, or clypeus, that is covered in white hairs. The mouthparts, including the chelicerae, labium and maxilae, are dark brown, as is the base of the cephalothorax, or sternum. The abdomen is between 2.3 and 2.6 mm (0.09 and 0.10 in) long and between 1.4 and 1.5 mm (0.06 and 0.06 in) wide. It is yellowish-grey with a pattern consisting of a faint fawn streak down the middle and a scattered with silver spots. The sides are dark with brown patches. It is covered in dense brown and grey hairs, which are longer to the edges. The underside has a large dark patch. It has dark spinnerets and yellow legs. The front pair of legs are darker and have brown patches. All have brown spines and dense brown and grey hairs. The pedipalps are light brown with light grey hairs. The palpal bulb is oval with a double embolus that has a large prolateral lamella, or secondary appendage. …

Menemerus spiders are found throughout Africa and Asia, and have been identified as far as Latin America. Menemerus cummingorum is endemic to Zimbabwe. The male holotype was found in 2000 near Lake Chivero, 30 km (19 mi) southwest of Harare by Meg Cumming, after which the spider is named. Other examples have also been found in the local area.