''Canama'' is a

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s in the jumping spider family, Salticidae. Its five described species occur from

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. This genus is very similar to '' Bathippus''.Murphy & Murphy 2000: 283

Description

Females are up to long, males up to . The longish abdomen is clothed in white hairs with red streaks and bands. Males have very large, long chelicerae which diverge and project forwards. The long, spiny legs are dark with pale tarsi and metatarsi.

Species

* '' Canama dorcas'' ( Thorell, 1881) – Moluccas * '' Canama forceps'' (Doleschall, 1859) –

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* '' Canama hinnulea'' (Thorell, 1881) – Queensland * '' Canama inquirenda'' Strand, 1911 –

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* '' Canama lacerans'' (Thorell, 1881) –

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Canama rutila ''Canama'' is a genus of spiders in the jumping spider family, Salticidae. Its five described species occur from Borneo to Queensland. This genus is very similar to ''Bathippus''.Murphy & Murphy 2000: 283 Description Females are up to long, ma ...

'' Peckham & Peckham, 1907 – Borneo

Footnotes

References

* (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. ''Malaysian Nature Society'', Kuala Lumpur. * (2009)
The world spider catalog
version 9.5. ''American Museum of Natural History''. Salticidae genera Spiders of Oceania Salticidae {{Salticidae-stub