Tenuiballus

Tenuiballus
female T. coronatus
female T. coronatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Tenuiballus
Azarkina & Haddad, 2020[1]
Type species
T. minor
Azarkina & Haddad, 2020
Species
  • Tenuiballus coronatus Azarkina & Haddad, 2020
  • Tenuiballus minor Azarkina & Haddad, 2020

Tenuiballus is a small genus of southern African jumping spiders. It was first described by G. N. Azarkina and C. R. Haddad in 2020,[2] and it has only been found in South Africa.[1]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes two species:[1]

  • Tenuiballus coronatus Azarkina & Haddad, 2020 – South Africa
  • Tenuiballus minor Azarkina & Haddad, 2020 – South Africa (type species)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Tenuiballus Azarkina & Haddad, 2020". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  2. ^ Azarkina, G. N.; Haddad, C. R. (2020). "Partial revision of the Afrotropical Ballini, with the description of seven new genera (Araneae: Salticidae)". Zootaxa. 4899 (1): 15–92. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.4. PMID 33756826. S2CID 232337871.
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