Suffasia attidiya

Suffasia attidiya, is a species of spider of the genus Suffasia. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1] The species was documented only from female specimens[2] found from Bellanwila-Attidiya marsh, situated on the south-eastern outskirts of Colombo.[3] The first male specimen was found in 2005.[4]

Suffasia attidiya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Zodariidae
Genus: Suffasia
Species:
S. attidiya
Binomial name
Suffasia attidiya
Benjamin & Jocqué, 2000

See also

References

  1. "Suffasia attidiya Benjamin & Jocqué, 2000". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  2. "The male of Suffasia attidiya (Araneae, Zodariidae)". Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  3. "Bellanwila-Attidiya: Bird Paradise Gone Bad". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  4. Benjamin, Suresh P. (2006). "The Male of Suffasia Attidiya (Araneae, Zodariidae)". Journal of Arachnology. BioOne Online Journal. 34 (3): 636–637. doi:10.1636/H05-26SC.1. S2CID 86360379.


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