Tusitala

Tusitala is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1902. The name is Samoan, meaning "writer of stories". It is considered a senior synonym of Blaisea.

Species
the genus contains ten species, found in Africa and Yemen:
 * Tusitala ansieae Azarkina & Foord, 2015 – Botswana
 * Tusitala bandama Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2022 – Ivory Coast
 * Tusitala barbata Peckham & Peckham, 1902 (type) – West, East, Southern Africa
 * Tusitala cornuta Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022 – Ivory Coast
 * Tusitala discibulba Caporiacco, 1941 – Ethiopia
 * Tusitala guineensis Berland & Millot, 1941 – Guinea
 * Tusitala hirsuta Peckham & Peckham, 1902 – Southern, East Africa
 * Tusitala lutzi Lessert, 1927 – Congo
 * Tusitala lyrata (Simon, 1903) – Africa
 * Tusitala proxima Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Tanzania
 * Tusitala unica Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Tanzania
 * Tusitala yemenica Wesolowska & van Harten, 1994 – Yemen