Tara (spider)

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

Tara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Tara
Peckham & Peckham, 1886
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. As of August 2019 it contains only three species, found only in New South Wales: T. anomala, T. gratiosa, and T. parvula.

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