Tapinothelella

Tapinothelella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Pisauridae
Genus: Tapinothelella
Strand, 1909
Species:
T. laboriosa
Binomial name
Tapinothelella laboriosa
Strand, 1909

Tapinothelella is a monotypic genus of South African nursery web spiders containing the single species, Tapinothelella laboriosa. It was first described by Embrik Strand in 1909, and is only found in South Africa.

Taxonomy

This species is known only from two juvenile specimens, found in Simon's Town in 1903. The genus has not been revised, and the description was based on a juvenile with no drawings provided. The status of both the species and genus remains obscure. The type material was not found, making this possibly a nomen dubium.

References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Tapinothelella Strand, 1909". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  2. ↑ Strand, E. (1909), "Spinnentiere von Südafrika und einigen Inseln gesammelt bei der deutschen Südpolar-Expedition", Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1905
  3. ↑ Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Pisauridae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 55. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7157775. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.