Gorgasella
| Gorgasella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Gorgasella |
| Species: | G. eximia |
| Binomial name | |
| Gorgasella eximia Chickering, 1946[1] | |
Gorgasella is a monotypic genus of the jumping spiders found only in Panama. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Gorgasella eximia.[1]
Name
The genus is possibly named after William Crawford Gorgas, who eliminated yellow fever in Panama, thus ensuring the construction of the Panama Canal.
References
- 1 2 "Salticidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
Further reading
- Chickering, A.M. (1946): The Salticidae of Panama. Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 97: 1-474.
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