Tusitala

Tusitala is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1902.^[3] The name is Samoan, meaning "writer of stories". It is considered a senior synonym of Blaisea.^[2]

Species

As of August 2019 it contains ten species, found in Africa and Yemen:^[1]

• Tusitala ansieae Azarkina & Foord, 2015 – Botswana
• Tusitala barbata Peckham & Peckham, 1902 (type) – West, East, Southern Africa
• Tusitala discibulba Caporiacco, 1941 – Ethiopia
• Tusitala guineensis Berland & Millot, 1941 – Guinea
• Tusitala hirsuta Peckham & Peckham, 1902 – Southern, East Africa
• Tusitala lutzi Lessert, 1927 – Congo
• Tusitala lyrata (Simon, 1903) – Africa
• Tusitala proxima Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Tanzania
• Tusitala unica Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Tanzania
• Tusitala yemenica Wesolowska & van Harten, 1994 – Yemen

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