Saitissus
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Saitissus is a spider
genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its only described species, S. squamosus, has only been found on New Guinea
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. The species name is Latin for "scaly".
Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its only described species, S. squamosus, has only been found on New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
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Name
The genus name is derived from the similar genus SaitisSaitis
Saitis is a spider genus of the Salticidae family . The 30 recognized species are spread worldwide.-Distribution:It is possible that the species from Australia belong to other genera, such as Lycidas.-Species:...
. The species name is Latin for "scaly".