Tauala

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Tauala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Amycinae
Tribe: Astiini
Genus: Tauala
Wanless, 1988
Diversity
8 species
Type species
Tauala lepidus
Wanless, 1988
Species

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Tauala is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).

[edit] Name

The describer states that the name "Tauala" is an arbitrary combination of letters.

[edit] Species

  • Tauala alveolatus Wanless, 1988 (Queensland)
  • Tauala athertonensis Gardzinska, 1996 (Queensland)
  • Tauala australiensis Wanless, 1988 (Queensland)
  • Tauala daviesae Wanless, 1988 (Queensland)
  • Tauala elongata Peng & Li, 2002 (Taiwan)
  • Tauala lepidus Wanless, 1988 (Queensland)
  • Tauala minutus Wanless, 1988 (Queensland)
  • Tauala splendidus Wanless, 1988 (Queensland)

[edit] Further reading

  • Wanless, F.R. (1988): A revision of the spider group Astieae (Araneae: Salticidae) in the Australian region. New Zealand J. Zool. 15: 81-172.
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