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
it contains ten species, found in Africa and Yemen: Tusitala ansieae Azarkina & Foord, 2015 – Botswana Tusitala barbata Peckham & Peckham, 1902 (type) – West, East, Southern Africa 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 Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Tanzania Tusitala unica Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Tanzania Tusitala yemenica Wesolowska & van Harten, 1994 – Yemen