Saitissus
| Saitissus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Saitissus Roewer, 1938[1] |
| Species: | S. squamosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Saitissus squamosus Roewer, 1938
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Saitissus is a monotypic genus of Papuan jumping spiders containing the single species, Saitissus squamosus. It was first described by Carl Friedrich Roewer in 1938,[2] and is found only in Papua New Guinea.[1] The genus name is derived from the similar genus Saitis. The species name is Latin for "scaly".[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Gen. Saitissus Roewer, 1938". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ a b Roewer, C. F. (1938), "Araneae", Résultats scientifiques du Voyage aux indes orientales néerlandaises de la SS
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