Tusitala lyrata (Simon, 1903)

Blaisea lyrata Simon, 1903c: 723 .

Blaisea bicalcarata Simon, 1909: 429 .

Blaisea lyrata – Simon 1903a: 679, fig. 804.

Blaisea bicalcarata – Berland & Millot 1941: 358, fig. 58.

Tusitala lyrata – Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz 2003: 719, figs 1–19.

Material examined

UGANDA • 1 ♀; Mbarara; 0°36′ S, 30°39′ E; inside house; 23 Apr. 1965; A. Squires leg.; NHM • 2 ♀♀; Ruwenzori, Bundibugyo; 1050 m a.s.l.; 1952; O. Evans leg.; NHM • 13 ♂♂, 52 ♀♀, 3 imm.; Entebbe; 0°03′ N, 32°27′ E; Apr. 1999; R. Jackson leg.; FSCA • 15 ♂♂, 45 ♀♀, 12 imm.; same locality as for preceding; Apr.–Jul. 2001; FSCA • 6 ♂♂, 20 ♀♀, 4 imm.; same locality as for preceding; Jan.–Feb. 1996; FSCA • 11 ♂; same locality as for preceding, compound walls; Jun. / Jul. 1995; D. Penney leg.; NHM • 2 ♂♂; same locality as for preceding, Botanic Gardens; Jun. 1994; D. Penney leg.; NHM • same locality as for preceding; 2 Apr. 1995; NHM • 1 ♂; same locality as for preceding; long grass; 12 May 1991; A. Russell-Smith leg.; MRAC 236 086 • 2 ♀♀; Rubaga; 0°18′ N, 32°33′ E; on sisal plant; Jul.– Aug. 1994; D. Penney leg.; NHM • 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; on vegetation; 31 Mar. 1995; D. Penney leg.; MRAC 219 527 A • 2 ♀♀; Mweya; 0°12′ N, 29°53′ E; Jan. 1996; FSCA .

Distribution

The species is widely distributed in tropical Africa, from Guinea in the west to Kenya in the east.