Tara (spider)
| Tara | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Peckham & Peckham, 1886[1] |
| Type species | |
| T. anomala (Keyserling, 1882)
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| Species | |
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Tara is a genus of Australian jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1886.[2] As of August 2019 it contains only three species, found only in New South Wales: T. anomala, T. gratiosa, and T. parvula.[1]
Genus
This genus is notable for its restricted distribution and small number of recognized species
- : Animalia
- : Arthropoda
- : Arachnida
- : Araneae
- : Salticidae
- : Tara
The genus Tara was first described in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with the earliest species attributed to Keyserling in 1882.[3][4][5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Gen. Tara Peckham & Peckham, 1886". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ^ Peckham, G. W.; Peckham, E. G. (1886). "Genera of the family Attidae: with a partial synonymy". Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. 6: 255–342.
- ^ "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
- ^ "Tara Spiders (Genus Tara)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
- ^ "ADW: Tara: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2025-07-09.