Tusitala is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1902. The name is Samoan, meaning "writer of stories". It is considered a senior synonym of Blaisea.
Distribution
All but one described species are found in Africa, with T. yemenica endemic to nearby Yemen.
Species
, this genus includes thirteen species:
- Tusitala ansieae <small>Azarkina & Foord, 2015</small> â Botswana
- Tusitala bandama <small>WesoÃ
Âowska & , 2022</small> â Ivory Coast
- Tusitala barbata <small>G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1902</small> â Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa (type species)
- Tusitala cornuta <small>WesoÃ
Âowska & Russell-Smith, 2022</small> â Ivory Coast
- Tusitala discibulba <small>Caporiacco, 1941</small> â Ethiopia
- Tusitala guineensis <small>Berland & Millot, 1941</small> â Guinea, Ivory Coast
- Tusitala hirsuta <small>G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1902</small> â Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa
- Tusitala lutzi <small>Lessert, 1927</small> â Ivory Coast, DR Congo
- Tusitala lyrata <small>(Simon, 1903)</small> â Guinea, DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Mozambique
- Tusitala proxima <small>WesoÃ
Âowska & Russell-Smith, 2000</small> â Tanzania
- Tusitala ugandensis <small>WiÃ
Âniewski & WesoÃ
Âowska, 2024</small> â Uganda
- Tusitala unica <small>WesoÃ
Âowska & Russell-Smith, 2000</small> â Tanzania
- Tusitala yemenica <small>WesoÃ
Âowska & van Harten, 1994</small> â Yemen
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