Tanzania (spider)
| Tanzania | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Euarthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Tanzania Koçak & Kemal, 2008[1] |
| Type species | |
| Lilliput mkomaziensis Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000[1] | |
Tanzania is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Species are found in Africa.[1]
Description
These minute spiders range in body length from 1.5 to 3 mm. Both sexes look alike, but the females are sometimes darker.
Relationships
This genus is related to the genera Euophrys and Talavera.
Species
As of February 2016, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]
- Tanzania meridionalis Haddad & Wesołowska, 2011 – South Africa
- Tanzania minutus (Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000) – Tanzania, South Africa
- Tanzania mkomaziensis (Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000) (type species) – Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Africa
- Tanzania parvulus Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa
- Tanzania pusillus (Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000) – Tanzania
- Tanzania striatus Wesołowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Tanzania Koçak & Kemal, 2008". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- Wesolowska, W. & Russell-Smith, A. (2000). Jumping spiders from Mkomazi Game Reserve in Tanzania (Araneae: Salticidae). Trop. Zool. 13: 11-127. PDF
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