Biology:Tyrotama

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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

As of October 2025, this genus includes eight species:[2]

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

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 13: 255–279. 
  2. "Gen. Tyrotama Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2005". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/1058. Retrieved 2025-10-07. 

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