Mexcala kabondo is a jumping spider that was first described by the Polish arachnologist Wanda Wesołowska in 2009, one of over 500 species she identified during her career.

[2][3] The genus was a member of the tribe Heliophaninae alongside Pseudicius and Cosmophasis, which was absorbed into Chrysillini by Wayne Maddison in 2015.

The abdomen is between 4.0 and 5.3 mm (0.16 and 0.21 in) long and blackish with a whitish line to the front, three black bands in the middle and four orange patches to the rear.

[15] The chelicerae have short thick spines on them which may be used for digging holes to act as underground hiding places.

[16] It uses visual displays during courtship and transmits vibratory signals through silk to communicate to other spiders.

It was also identified in other parts of the country, including Mpala on the edge of Lake Tanganyika, Kasongo and Kisangani.

The first example found in Tanzania was seen in 1959 near Kasoge Camp on Lake Tanganyika and then in Malawi in 1972 near Chitipa at an altitude of 1,432 m (4,698 ft) above sea level.