Tanzania

Tanzania is a genus of jumping spiders 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 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 Tanzania minutus (Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000) – Tanzania, South Africa Tanzania mkomaziensis (Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000) (type) – Nigeria, Ethiopia, 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 References External links Diagnostic drawings of the three species