Macutula is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae, from Brazil. It comprises medium-sized jumping spiders (4–7 mm) with slightly flattened bodies and dark brown carapaces.[1] It is distinguished from other genera in the Amycoida clade by the deep prolateral excavation on the dorsal surface of the cymbium of the male pedipalp, forming a dorsal keel.[1]

Macutula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Macutula
Ruiz, 2011
Type species
Macutula aracoiaba
Ruiz, 2011
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References

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  1. ^ a b Ruiz, Gustavo Rodrigo Sanches (2011). "Description of Macutula, a new genus of jumping spiders from Northeastern Brazil (Araneae: Salticidae: Amycoida)." Zootaxa 2785: 53-60.