Kikongo (spider)

Kikongo
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Kikongo
Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020
Type species
K. ruwenzori
Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020
Species
  • Kikongo buta Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020
  • Kikongo rutshuru Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020
  • Kikongo ruwenzori Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020

Kikongo is a genus of sub-Saharan African ground spiders first described by B. V. B. Rodrigues and C. A. Rheims in 2020. As of December 2021 it contains only three species: K. buta, K. rutshuru, and K. ruwenzori.

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