Anasaitis canalis
Anasaitis canalis is a species of spider from the genus Anasaitis.[1] It was originally described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin in 1925.
| Anasaitis canalis | |
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| Male Anasaitis canalis in Panama | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Anasaitis |
| Species: | A. canalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Anasaitis canalis (Chamberlin, 1925) | |
Description
Anasaitis canalis was originally named as Saitis canalis. It is a spider of about 4 mm in length. This little spider has a dusky brown behind, with the eye region black with some purple and green reflections. It is also covered with yellowish-gray hair, but the first and second legs have long black hair.
Distribution
Anasaitis canalis was originally described by a specimen found on Barro Colorado Island, an island in the Panama Canal. Recent observation place this species primarily in Central America,[2] although it has also been reported from the Caribbean region of Colombia.[3]
References
- Ralph Vary Chamberlin (July 1925). "Diagnoses of new American Arachnida". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. ISSN 0027-4100. Wikidata Q119092316.
- "Anasaitis canalis (Chamberlin, 1925)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- Bedoya-Róqueme, E.; Lopez-Villada, S. (2020-10-22). "Salticidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from the Department of Córdoba in the Caribbean Region of Colombia". Peckhamia. 224.1: 1–23.
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