Kibo is a monotypic genus of east African jumping spiders containing the single species, Kibo simoni. The genus was first described by Wanda Wesolowska and T. Szűts in 2021,[2] and it has only been found in Tanzania.[1] The type species, Kibo simoni, was originally described under the name "Pochyta simoni" it was moved to its own genus in 2021.[3][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Kibo Wesołowska & Szűts, 2021[1] |
| Species: | K. simoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Kibo simoni (Lessert, 1925)[1]
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See also
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edit- ^ a b c "Gen. Kibo Wesołowska & Szűts, 2021". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ^ a b Wesołowska, W.; Szűts, T. (2021). "A revision of the genus Pochyta Simon, with descriptions of new species (Araneae: Salticidae: Thiratoscirtina)". Zootaxa. 5052 (1): 1–41. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5052.1.1. PMID 34810890.
- ^ Lessert, R. de (1925). "Araignées du Kilimandjaro et du Merou (suite). 5. Salticidae". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 31: 429–528. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.117792.
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