Tyrotama Explained

Tyrotama is a genus of African tree trunk spiders that was first described by S. H. Foord & A. S. Dippenaar-Schoeman in 2005.^[1]

Species

it contains eight species:^[2]

• Tyrotama abyssus Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2005 – South Africa
• Tyrotama arida (Smithers, 1945) (type) – South Africa
• Tyrotama australis (Simon, 1893) – South Africa, Lesotho
• Tyrotama bicava (Smithers, 1945) – Namibia
• Tyrotama fragilis (Lawrence, 1928) – Angola, Namibia
• Tyrotama incerta (Tucker, 1920) – South Africa
• Tyrotama soutpansbergensis Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2005 – South Africa
• Tyrotama taris Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2005 – South Africa

Notes and References

1. Foord. S. H.. Dippenaar-Schoeman. A. S.. 2005. A revision of the Afrotropical species of Hersiliola Thorell and Tama Simon with the description of a new genus Tyrotama (Araneae: Hersiliidae).. African Entomology. 255–279. 13.
2. Gen. Tyrotama Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2005. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-09. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.