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that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1876. The Australian species may belong to other genera, such as ''

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it contains thirty-two species, found worldwide: *'' Saitis annae'' Cockerell, 1894 –

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Saitis aranukanus ''Saitis'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1876. The Australian species may belong to other genera, such as ''Maratus''. Species it contains thirty-two species, found worldwide: *'' Saitis annae' ...

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Saitis ariadneae ''Saitis'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1876. The Australian species may belong to other genera, such as ''Maratus''. Species it contains thirty-two species, found worldwide: *'' Saitis annae' ...

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Saitis auberti ''Saitis'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1876. The Australian species may belong to other genera, such as ''Maratus''. Species it contains thirty-two species, found worldwide: *'' Saitis annae' ...

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Saitis barbipes ''Saitis barbipes'' is a common jumping spider (family Salticidae) found in the Mediterranean region. Etymology The species name ''barbipes'' is derived from Latin, and means "bearded foot". Taxonomy The species ''Saitis barbipes'' was describe ...

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Saitis catulus ''Saitis'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1876. The Australian species may belong to other genera, such as ''Maratus''. Species it contains thirty-two species, found worldwide: *'' Saitis annae' ...

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*'' Saitis chaperi'' Simon, 1885 –

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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

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Saitis cupidon ''Saitis'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1876. The Australian species may belong to other genera, such as ''Maratus''. Species it contains thirty-two species, found worldwide: *'' Saitis annae' ...

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*'' Saitis cyanipes'' Simon, 1901 –

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*'' Saitis graecus'' Kulczyński, 1905 –

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*'' Saitis imitatus'' (Simon, 1868) –

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*'' Saitis insectus'' ( Hogg, 1896) – Central Australia *'' Saitis insulanus'' Rainbow, 1920 –

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(Lord Howe Is.) *'' Saitis kandyensis'' Kim, Ye & Oh, 2013 – Sri Lanka *'' Saitis lacustris'' Hickman, 1944 – Central Australia *'' Saitis latifrons'' Caporiacco, 1928 –

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*'' Saitis magniceps'' ( Keyserling, 1882) – Australia (

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) *'' Saitis marcusi'' Soares & Camargo, 1948 – Brazil *'' Saitis mutans'' Otto & Hill, 2012 – Australia (

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) *'' Saitis nanus'' Soares & Camargo, 1948 – Brazil *'' Saitis perplexides'' (

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, 1908) – Jamaica *'' Saitis relucens'' ( Thorell, 1877) –

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) *'' Saitis sengleti'' (Metzner, 1999) – Greece (incl. Crete) *'' Saitis signatus'' (Keyserling, 1883) – Unknown *'' Saitis spinosus'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1945) –

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*'' Saitis splendidus'' (

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, 1837) – Timor *'' Saitis taeniatus'' Keyserling, 1883 – Australia *'' Saitis tauricus'' Kulczyński, 1905 –

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, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece,

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*'' Saitis variegatus'' Mello-Leitão, 1941 – Argentina *''

Saitis virgatus ''Saitis'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1876. The Australian species may belong to other genera, such as ''Maratus''. Species it contains thirty-two species, found worldwide: *'' Saitis annae ...

'' Otto & Hill, 2012 – Australia (New South Wales)

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Photograph of ''S. barbipes''

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