| Anasaitis canalis | |
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| Male Anasaitis canalis in Panama | |
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: | Anasaitis |
| Species: | A. canalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Anasaitis canalis (Chamberlin, 1925) | |
Anasaitis canalis is a species of spider from the genus Anasaitis. It was originally described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin in 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, although it has also been reported from the Caribbean region of Colombia.
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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