Tauala
| Tauala | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Amycinae |
| Tribe: | Astiini |
| Genus: | Tauala Wanless, 1988 |
| Type species | |
| Tauala lepidus Wanless, 1988 | |
| Species | |
|
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| Diversity | |
| 8 species | |
Tauala is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).
Name
The describer states that the name "Tauala" is an arbitrary combination of letters.
Species
- Tauala alveolatus Wanless, 1988 (Queensland)
- Tauala athertonensis Gardzinska, 1996 (Queensland)
- Tauala australiensis Wanless, 1988 (Queensland)
- Tauala daviesae Wanless, 1988 (Queensland)
- Tauala elongata Peng & Li, 2002 (Taiwan)
- Tauala lepidus Wanless, 1988 (Queensland)
- Tauala minutus Wanless, 1988 (Queensland)
- Tauala splendidus Wanless, 1988 (Queensland)
Further reading
- Wanless, F.R. (1988): A revision of the spider group Astieae (Araneae: Salticidae) in the Australian region. New Zealand J. Zool. 15: 81-172.
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