Mondeku is a monotypic genus of east African jumping spiders containing the single species, Mondeku albopilosum. It was first described by G. N. Azarkina and C. R. Haddad in 2020,[2] and it has only been found in Kenya.[1]

Mondeku
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Mondeku
Azarkina & Haddad, 2020[1]
Species:
M. albopilosum
Binomial name
Mondeku albopilosum
Azarkina & Haddad, 2020[1]

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Mondeku Azarkina & Haddad, 2020". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  2. ^ Azarkina, G. N.; Haddad, C. R. (2020). "Partial revision of the Afrotropical Ballini, with the description of seven new genera (Araneae: Salticidae)". Zootaxa. 4899 (1): 15–92. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.4. PMID 33756826. S2CID 232337871.