Menemerus bivittatus (Dufour, 1831)

Salticus bivittatus Dufour, 1831: 369, pl. 11 fig. 5.

Menemerus bivittatus – Peckham & Peckham 1886: 292. — Wesołowska 1999: 267, figs 35–47.

For full reference list see World Spider Catalog (2022).

Material examined

UGANDA • 2 ♀♀; Rubaga; 0°18′ N, 32°33′ E; compound walls; Jun.–Jul. 1994; D. Penney leg.; NHM • 1 ♀; Entebbe; Apr. 1999; FSCA • 1 ♂; FSCA • 1 ♀; Fort Portal; 0°39′ N, 30°17′ E; Jan. 1996; FSCA • 1 ♀; Mbarara; 0°36′ S, 30°38′ E; Jan. 1996; FSCA • 2 ♂♂, 2 imm.; Paraa; 2°18′ N, 31°33′ E; Apr. 2001; FSCA • 1 ♂, 7 imm.; Mweya; 0°12′ N, 29°53′ E; Jan. 1996; FSCA .

Distribution

A pantropical species that is thought to have been introduced onto different continents from Africa (WSC 2023). The nearest known locality comes from Tanzania, this is the first record in Uganda.