Tusitala
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.Species
it contains ten species, found in Africa and Yemen:
- Tusitala ansieae Azarkina & Foord, 2015 – Botswana
- Tusitala barbata Peckham & Peckham, 1902 – 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 – Africa
- Tusitala proxima Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Tanzania
- Tusitala unica Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Tanzania
- Tusitala yemenica Wesolowska & van Harten, 1994 – Yemen
