Eburneana
# Eburneana

Eburneana is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).

Like several other salticids, this genus mimicks ants.

## Description

Eburneana are rather big ant-like spiders with a constricted cephalothorax. They are 8 to 12 mm (0.31 to 0.47 in) long. The body is very flat and rather slender. The cephalic and thoracic parts are parted by a clear constriction to mimic the ant body plan. Unlike other African ant-like salticids Eburneana has the chelicerae located more posteriorly, rich leg spination and clearly visible large spigots on the posterior spinnerets.

## Relationships

The structure of genitalia and the shape of the first legs resembles males of the subfamily Pelleninae, but the phylogenetic relationships of Eburneana to other genera are unclear.

## Name

The genus is named after the Latin name of Ivory Coast, Litus Eburneum, where one of the species was first found.

## Species

* Eburneana magna Wesołowska & Szűts, 2001 – Ivory Coast
* Eburneana scharffi Wesołowska & Szűts, 2001 – Tanzania
* Eburneana wandae Szűts, 2003 – Cameroon
