Saitis insectus
Species of spider
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Saitis insectus is a species of spider in the genus Saitis and the family, Salticidae.[1] It is found in central Australia.[1]
| Saitis insectus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Saitis |
| Species: | S. insectus |
| Binomial name | |
| Saitis insectus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Prostheclina insecta Hogg, 1896 | |
Taxonomy
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Saitis insectus was first described in 1896 by Henry Roughton Hogg as Prostheclina insecta[1][2] It was transferred to the genus, Saitis in 1911 by William Joseph Rainbow (as Saitis insecta).[1][3][4] Hogg' describes a female spider,[2] (K946) collected from Rudall's Creek in the Northern Territory in 1894.[5]
