Tiomaniella
Species of spider
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Tiomaniella is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Sparassidae containing the single species, Tiomaniella ladam.[2]
| Tiomaniella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Tiomaniella Grall & Jäger, 2022[1] |
| Species: | T. ladam |
| Binomial name | |
| Tiomaniella ladam Grall & Jäger, 2022[2] | |
Distribution
Tiomaniella ladam is endemic to Tioman Island, 32 km off the coast of Peninsular Malaysia.[2]
Etymology
The genus is named after Tioman Island. The species name is from Malay ladam#Malay "horseshoe", referring to the brown U-shaped patterning of the prosoma.[1]