Sassacus (spider)
Sassacus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1895. It is likely named after Sassacus, a Native American chief of the 16th and 17th century.
| Sassacus | |
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| Female Sassacus papenhoei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Sassacus Peckham & Peckham, 1895 |
| Type species | |
| S. papenhoei Peckham & Peckham, 1895 | |
| Species | |
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21, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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