| Schenkelia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata | 
| Class: | Arachnida | 
| Order: | Araneae | 
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae | 
| Family: | Salticidae | 
| Subfamily: | Salticinae | 
| Genus: | Schenkelia Lessert, 1927[1]  | 
| Type species | |
| S. modesta Lessert, 1927  | |
| Species | |
| 
 5, see text  | |
Schenkelia is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by R. de Lessert in 1927.[2]
Species
As of September 2020 it contains four species, found only in Africa and Sri Lanka:[1]
- Schenkelia benoiti Wanless & Clark, 1975 – Ivory Coast
 - Schenkelia ibadanensis Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 – Nigeria
 - Schenkelia lesserti Berland & Millot, 1941 – Guinea
 - Schenkelia modesta Lessert, 1927 (type) – Africa
 
References
- 1 2 "Gen. Schenkelia Lessert, 1927". World Spider Catalog Version. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
 - ↑ Lessert, R. de (1927). "Araignées du Congo (Premiere partie)". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 34: 405–475. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.117612.
 
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