- Anasaitis
Taxobox
name = "Anasaitis"
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropoda
classis =Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
familia =Salticidae
familia =Euophryinae
tribus =Euophryini
genus = "Anasaitis"
genus_authority = Bryant, 1950
diversity_link = List of Salticidae species#Anasaitis
diversity = 5 species
type_species = "Prostheclina morgani"
type_species_authority = Peckham & Peckham, 1901
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range_map_width = 250px
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = see text"Anasaitis" is a
genus of thespider familySalticidae (jumping spiders). The five described species occur in theWest Indies , with one species also found on mainland United States of America (USA ).Name
The genus name is derived from the salticid genus "
Saitis ".pecies
* "
Anasaitis canosa " (Walckenaer, 1837) — USA, Cuba
* "Anasaitis decoris " Bryant, 1950 — Jamaica
* "Anasaitis morgani " (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) — Jamaica, Hispaniola
* "Anasaitis scintilla " Bryant, 1950 — Jamaica
* "Anasaitis venatoria " (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) — JamaicaReferences
* (2008): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog] , version 8.5. "American Museum of Natural History".
Further reading
* (2006): Predatory pursuit of ants by "Anasaitis canosa" (Araneae, Salticidae). [http://www.esnips.com/doc/2e95aa5d-1a51-4ae0-ac21-31d630696af5/Hill-2006-Predatory-pursuit-of-ants-by-Anasaitis-canosa-V2-EB-PDF PDF]
External links
* [http://www.miiz.waw.pl/salticid/diagnost/anasait/canos-gb.htm Picture of "A. canosa"]
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