Anasaitis

Anasaitis
Male Anasaitis canosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Anasaitis
Bryant, 1950[1]
Type species
Prostheclina morgani
Peckham & Peckham, 1901[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Maeotella Bryant, 1950

Anasaitis is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). The described species occur in the West Indies, with one species also found in the United States.

Name

The genus name is derived from the salticid genus Saitis.

Species

As of November 2015, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]

  • Anasaitis adorabilis Zhang & Maddison, 2012 – Hispaniola
  • Anasaitis arcuata (Franganillo, 1930) – Cuba
  • Anasaitis banksi (Roewer, 1951) – Hispaniola, Puerto Rico
  • Anasaitis brunnea Zhang & Maddison, 2012 – Hispaniola
  • Anasaitis canalis (Chamberlin, 1925) – Panama
  • Anasaitis canosa (Walckenaer, 1837) – USA, Cuba
  • Anasaitis cubana (Roewer, 1951) – Cuba
  • Anasaitis decoris Bryant, 1950 – Jamaica
  • Anasaitis elegantissima (Simon, 1888) – Hispaniola
  • Anasaitis emertoni (Bryant, 1940) – Cuba
  • Anasaitis gloriae (Petrunkevitch, 1930) – Puerto Rico
  • Anasaitis hebetata Zhang & Maddison, 2012 – Hispaniola
  • Anasaitis laxa Zhang & Maddison, 2012 – Hispaniola
  • Anasaitis locuples (Simon, 1888) – Hispaniola
  • Anasaitis morgani (Peckham & Peckham, 1901)T – Jamaica, Hispaniola
  • Anasaitis peckhami (Petrunkevitch, 1914) – Dominica
  • Anasaitis perplexa (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Jamaica, Hispaniola
  • Anasaitis placida (Bryant, 1947) – Mona Is.
  • Anasaitis scintilla Bryant, 1950 – Jamaica
  • Anasaitis squamata (Bryant, 1940) – Cuba
  • Anasaitis venatoria (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Jamaica

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Anasaitis Bryant, 1950", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2015-11-13

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