Ansienulina, a new genus of jumping spiders from tropical Africa (Araneae: Salticidae: Thiratoscirtinae) Author Wanda Wesołowska text African Invertebrates 2015 56 2 477 482 journal article 319CBB05-20BE-4AAA-9863-8AB9BE8C9982 Genus Ansienulina gen. n. Type species: Ansienulina mirabilis sp. n. Etymology: The generic name is a patronym dedicated to Ansie Dippenaar-Schoeman, eminent arachnologist and specialist in thomisid spiders. Gender feminine. Diagnosis and affinities: Ansienulina gen. n. is a small-sized salticid with a high carapace, relatively large anterior median eyes, eye field narrowing posteriorly, and first pair of legs with long spines on the ventral surface of the tibiae and metatarsi. The female palp http://africaninvertebrates.org 477 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:319CBB05-20BE-4AAA-9863-8AB9BE8C9982 has a single tarsal spine on the prolateral surface.The aforementioned body proportions, spination of leg I, and the presence of a spine on the female palp show similarities to other Thiratoscirtinae. The structure of the genitalia is uniQue (see diagnosis of the type species), though slightly resembling those in Ajaraneola Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 (see Wesołowska & Russell-Smith 2011 , figs 15–20 ) and Bacelarella Berland & Millot, 1941 (see SzŰts & JocQuÉ 2001 , fig. 5 b, e; Rollard & Wesołowska 2002 , fig. 2 b–e). The two latter genera are probably related to Ansienulina . However, the deflection of the cymbium and the course of the embolus separate Ansienulina from other salticids.