Tara (spider)

This article is about a genus of spiders. For other uses, see Tara.

Tara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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)
Species
  • T. anomala (Keyserling, 1882) – Australia (New South Wales)
  • T. gratiosa (Rainbow, 1920) – Australia (Lord Howe Is.)
  • T. parvula (Keyserling, 1883) – Australia (New South Wales)

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  4. ^ "Tara Spiders (Genus Tara)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  5. ^ "ADW: Tara: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2025-07-09.


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