''Tanzania'' is a
genus
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of
jumping spiders
Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping spi ...
that was first described by A. Ö. Koçak & M. Kemal in 2008.
They are very small spiders, with body lengths ranging from . Both sexes look alike, but the females are sometimes darker. It is related to the ''
Euophrys
''Euophrys'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1834. The small black ''E. omnisuperstes'' lives on Mount Everest at elevations up to 6,700 meters, possibly making it the most elevated animal in the world ...
'' and ''
Talavera''.
Three new species discovered in Tanzania by
Wesolowska and Russell-Smith in 2000, and given the genus name "Lilliput" (''L. mkomazienis'', ''L. minutus'' and ''L. pusillus'')
are now included in the genus Tanzania.
Species
As of October 2022, it contains seven species, six of which are found in Africa and one in India:
*''
Tanzania meridionalis''
Haddad & Wesolowska, 2011 –
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
*''
Tanzania minutus''
(Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000) –
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
, South Africa
*''
Tanzania mkomaziensis''
(Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000) (
type
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) –
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
,
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
, Tanzania, South Africa
*''
Tanzania parvulus''
Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa
*''
Tanzania pusillus''
(Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000) – Tanzania
*''
Tanzania striatus''
Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014 – South Africa
*''
Tanzania yellapragadai'' Prajapati & Dudhatra, 2022 -
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
References
External links
Diagnostic drawings of the three species
{{Taxonbar, from=Q655495
Salticidae genera
Salticidae
Spiders of Africa