''Sassacus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
jumping spiders
Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping spi ...
that was first described by
George and Elizabeth Peckham
George Williams Peckham (March 23, 1845 – January 10, 1914) and Elizabeth Maria Gifford Peckham (December 19, 1854 – February 11, 1940) were a married couple who were early American teachers, taxonomists, ethologists, arachno ...
in 1895.
It is likely named after
Sassacus :'' Sassacus is also a genus of jumping spiders.''
Sassacus (Massachusett: '' Sassakusu'' (fierce) (c. 1560 – June 1637) was born near present-day Groton, Connecticut. He was a Pequot ''sachem'', and he became grand sachem after his father, ...
, a Native American chief of the 16th and 17th century.
Species
it contains twenty-one species, found in North America, South America,
Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...
, and
Costa Rica:
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Sassacus alboguttatus :''Sassacus (spider), Sassacus is also a genus of jumping spiders.''
Sassacus (Massachusett language, Massachusett: '' Sassakusu'' (fierce) (c. 1560 – June 1637) was born near present-day Groton, Connecticut. He was a Pequot ''sachem'', and h ...
''
( F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901) –
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
*''
Sassacus arcuatus''
Simon
Simon may refer to:
People
* Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon
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* Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...
, 1901 –
Brazil
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*''
Sassacus aurantiacus''
Simon, 1901 – Brazil
*''
Sassacus aztecus''
Richman, 2008 – Mexico
*''
Sassacus barbipes''
(Peckham & Peckham, 1888) – Mexico to Costa Rica
*''
Sassacus biaccentuatus :''Sassacus (spider), Sassacus is also a genus of jumping spiders.''
Sassacus (Massachusett language, Massachusett: '' Sassakusu'' (fierce) (c. 1560 – June 1637) was born near present-day Groton, Connecticut. He was a Pequot ''sachem'', and h ...
''
Simon, 1901 –
Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
*''
Sassacus cyaneus''
( Hentz, 1846) – USA
*''
Sassacus dissimilis''
Mello-Leitão, 1941 –
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
*''
Sassacus flavicinctus''
Crane, 1949 –
Venezuela
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Sassacus glyphochelis :''Sassacus (spider), Sassacus is also a genus of jumping spiders.''
Sassacus (Massachusett language, Massachusett: '' Sassakusu'' (fierce) (c. 1560 – June 1637) was born near present-day Groton, Connecticut. He was a Pequot ''sachem'', and h ...
''
Bauab, 1979 – Brazil
*''
Sassacus helenicus''
(Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Brazil
*''
Sassacus leucomystax''
( Caporiacco, 1947) –
Guyana
*''
Sassacus lirios''
Richman, 2008 – Mexico to Costa Rica
*''
Sassacus ocellatus''
Crane, 1949 – Venezuela
*''
Sassacus paiutus''
( Gertsch, 1934) – USA, Mexico
*''
Sassacus papenhoei''
Peckham & Peckham, 1895 (
type) –
North America
*''
Sassacus resplendens''
Simon, 1901 – Venezuela
*''
Sassacus samalayucae''
Richman, 2008 – Mexico
*''
Sassacus sexspinosus''
(Caporiacco, 1955) – Venezuela
*''
Sassacus trochilus''
Simon, 1901 – Brazil
*''
Sassacus vitis
''Sassacus vitis'' is a species of jumping spider. It is native to North America, with a range spanning from Canada to Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a tr ...
''
(Cockerell, 1894) – Canada to Panama
References
External links
Pictures of ''P. papenhoei''
Salticidae genera
Salticidae
Spiders of North America
Spiders of South America
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