Tyrotama

Tyrotama
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Araneomorphae
Family:Hersiliidae
Genus:Tyrotama
Dippenaar-Schoeman[1]
Type species
Tyrotama arida
Species

8, see text

Tyrotama is a genus of spiders in the Hersiliidae family. It was first described in 2005 by Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman. As of 2017, it contains 8 African species.[1]

Species

Tyrotama comprises the following species:[1]

  • Tyrotama abyssus Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2005
  • Tyrotama arida (Smithers, 1945)
  • Tyrotama australis (Simon, 1893)
  • Tyrotama bicava (Smithers, 1945)
  • Tyrotama fragilis (Lawrence, 1928)
  • Tyrotama incerta (Tucker, 1920)
  • Tyrotama soutpansbergensis Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2005
  • Tyrotama taris Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2005

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hersiliidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-19.


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