Modunda

Modunda is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1901.^[2]

Modunda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Modunda Simon, 1901[1]
Type species
M. staintoni (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872)
Species
M. aeneiceps Simon, 1901 M. orientalis Dönitz & Strand, 1906 M. staintoni (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872)

Distribution

The three described species are found in Asia and South Africa.^[1]

Species

As of October 2025^[update], this genus includes three species:^[1]

• Modunda aeneiceps Simon, 1901 – Sri Lanka, China
• Modunda orientalis Dönitz & Strand, 1906 – Japan
• Modunda staintoni (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – South Africa to India (type species)