Cembalea is a genus of African jumping spiders that was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 1993.
Life style Apparently Cembalea is an exclusively ground-dwelling genus.
Description These are small spiders with a large eye field. The members of the genus have a high carapace. The first legs of males have long, bushy setae on ventral surface of the femora, with similar setae and scale-like hairs on the ventral surface of the metatarsi.
This genus is characterized by the structure of the pedipalp and epigyne. A characteristic feature of males is the long embolus that easily breaks off in preserved specimens and is sometimes missing as a result.
Species , this genus includes five species:
Cembalea affinis Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 – Guinea Cembalea heteropogon (Simon, 1910) – Namibia, South Africa Cembalea hirsuta Wesołowska, 2011 – Namibia Cembalea plumosa (Lessert, 1925) – Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa (type species) Cembalea triloris Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011 – Namibia, South Africa
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