| Thianella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Thianella Strand, 1907, nomen dubium [1] |
| Species: | T. disjuncta |
| Binomial name | |
| Thianella disjuncta | |
Thianella is a possible monotypic genus of jumping spiders containing the single species, Thianella disjuncta. It was first described by Embrik Strand in 1907, [2] and is found only on Java. [1] Based on a male specimen, Roewer placed it close to Thiania , but his placements of salticids have often been questionable and no drawings currently exist. [3] The name is an alteration of the salticid genus Thiania , and the species name is from Latin disiunctus "separated". The World Spider Catalog regards the genus and species names as nomina dubia (dubious names). [1]
In 1963, Schenkel named a new genus "Thianella", but this was invalid because of the prior existence of Strand's Thianella. The replacement name Tasa was put forward by Wanda Wesołowska in 1981. [4]
