Tanzania (spider)

Updated on Oct 20, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Family Salticidae Rank Genus		Subphylum Chelicerata Infraorder Araneomorphae Phylum Arthropoda Order Spider
Similar Euophrys, Hyllus, Evarcha, Araneomorphae

Tanzania is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Species are found in Africa.

Description

These minute spiders range in body length from 1.5 to 3 mm. Both sexes look alike, but the females are sometimes darker.

This genus is related to the genera Euophrys and Talavera.

As of February 2016, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:

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

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