Habrocestum is a genus of jumping spiders first described in 1876. They mostly occur in Eurasia and Africa, though one species has been found in Australia and another on the Solomon Islands.
Langelurillus is a spider genus of the family Salticidae. All the described species occur only in Africa.
Tanzania is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by A. Ö. Koçak & M. Kemal in 2008. They are very small spiders, with body lengths ranging from 1.5 to 3 millimetres. Both sexes look alike, but the females are sometimes darker. It is related to the Euophrys and Talavera. Three new species discovered in Tanzania by Wesolowska and Russell-Smith in 2000, and given the genus name Lilliput are now included in the genus Tanzania.
Langona improcera is a species of jumping spider in the genus Langona that lives in Tanzania. The male was first described by Wanda Wesołowska and Anthony Russell-Smith in 2000. The female has not been identified. The spider is large with a carapace between 2.2 and 2.4 mm long and an abdomen that is between 2.1 and 2.3 mm in length. There are traces of stripes on the reddish-brown carapace. The abdomen has a distinctive scutum that distinguishes it from related species. The palpal bulb is also unusually narrow and has a long lobe at the base which can also be used to tell the spider apart from others in the genus.
Pellenes cingulatus is a jumping spider species in the genus Pellenes that lives in Tanzania. It was first described in 2000.
Pellenes modicus is a jumping spider species in the genus Pellenes that lives in South Africa and Tanzania. It was first described in 2000.
Hyllus rotundithorax is a species of jumping spider in the genus Hyllus that is endemic to Tanzania. It lives near rivers. The spider was first described in 2000 by Wanda Wesołowska and Anthony Russell-Smith. The spider is large, with a brown carapace 5.8 mm (0.23 in) long and an abdomen 6.8 mm (0.27 in) long. The species has a distinctive rounded thorax, after which it is named, and a long thin embolus. Only the male has been identified.
Hyllus ramadanii is a species of jumping spider in the genus Hyllus that is endemic to Tanzania. It lives in rocky environments. The spider was first described in 2000 by Wanda Wesołowska and Anthony Russell-Smith. The spider is medium-sized, with a brown carapace between 3.1 and 3.2 mm long and an abdomen 3.2 and 5.0 mm long. The female is larger than the male. It can be differentiated from other species in the genus by its coloration and copulatory organs. The male has a pattern of three white patches on its carapace and a horseshoe shape on its abdomen. The female has three irregular orange streaks on its carapace and a yellow pattern that looks like a tree on its abdomen.
Tanzania minutus is a species of jumping spider in the genus Tanzania that lives in South Africa and Tanzania. First described in 2000 by Wanda Wesołowska and Anthony Russell-Smith, it is a very small spider, which is recalled in its species name, a Latin word meaning small, with a carapace typically 0.8 mm (0.03 in) long and an abdomen between 0.8 and 0.9 mm (0.04 in) long. The spider is generally yellow with a brown patch in the middle of the carapace and a narrow stripe running down the top of the abdomen apart from the black eye field. The spider's legs are also yellow with black patches. Its pedipalps are orange and its spinnerets are darker, nearly black. The male has distinctive copulatory organs with a very short coiled embolus. The female has not been described.
Tanzania mkomaziensis is a species of jumping spider in the genus Tanzania that lives in Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania. First described in 2000 by Wanda Wesołowska and Anthony Russell-Smith, it is a very small spider with a carapace between 0.7 and 1.1 mm long and an abdomen between 0.8 and 1.4 mm long. The male spider's carapace is generally yellowish-orange while the female is brown. All have a darker eye field. The spider's abdomen varies, with some being a plain dark grey, greyish or olive-grey and others, particularly those found in Ethiopia, having a dark mosaic pattern. The spider's legs are often black, but some specimen have paler legs and others have yellow legs with black rings. Its pedipalps are yellow and its spinnerets are grey. The spider has distinctive copulatory organs, particularly the short coiled embolus on the male and the sclerotized fringes on the female epigyne.
Tanzania pusillus is a species of jumping spider in the genus Tanzania that lives in the country Tanzania. First described in 2000 by Wanda Wesołowska and Anthony Russell-Smith, the species was originally known as Lilliput pusillus but was renamed in 2008. it is a very small spider, which is recalled in its species name, a Latin word meaning diminutive, with a carapace and abdomen between 0.8 and 0.9 mm long. The spider is generally yellow apart from the dark brown eye field and grey top to its abdomen. The spider's legs are also yellow with black rings around their different segments. Its pedipalps are yellow and spinnerets are grey.The male has distinctive copulatory organs with a distinctive embolus that is shaped like a corkscrew. The female has not been described.
Kima atra is a jumping spider species in the genus Kima that lives in Tanzania. It was first described in 2000, found in a wasp's nest.
Habrocestum formosum is a jumping spider species in the genus Habrocestum that lives in Zimbabwe. It was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 2000.
Habrocestum personatum is a jumping spider species that lives in Nigeria. It was first described in 2011.
Habrocestum superbum is a jumping spider species in the genus Habrocestum that lives in Zimbabwe. It was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 2000.
Rhene facilis is a species of jumping spider in the genus Rhene. The spider, spotted in South Africa and Tanzania, is small with distinctive female and male forms. The female is light brown, with grey and red hints, and has a distinctive epigyne. The male is darker in colour, with an almost black carapace and a dark brown abdomen with a white patterns, and has a slightly curved embolus. The male was first described in 2000 and the female in 2013.
Phlegra parvula is a jumping spider species in the genus Phlegra that lives in Tanzania. The female was first described in 2000.
Phlegra simplex is a jumping spider species in the genus Phlegra that lives in Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The male was first described in 2000.
Phlegra varia is a jumping spider species in the genus Phlegra that lives in Tanzania. The female was first described in 2000. It is closely related to Phlegra bresnieri and Phlegra chrysops.
Xuriella prima is the type species of jumping spider in the genus Xuriella first described in 2000 by Wanda Wesołowska and Anthony Russell-Smith. First discovered in Tanzania, it has also been identified in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
