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.
Species
it contains twenty-one species, found in North America, South America, Panama, and Costa Rica:- Sassacus alboguttatus – Mexico
- Sassacus arcuatus Simon, 1901 – Brazil
- Sassacus aurantiacus Simon, 1901 – Brazil
- Sassacus aztecus Richman, 2008 – Mexico
- Sassacus barbipes – Mexico to Costa Rica
- Sassacus biaccentuatus Simon, 1901 – Paraguay
- Sassacus cyaneus – USA
- Sassacus dissimilis Mello-Leitão, 1941 – Argentina
- Sassacus flavicinctus Crane, 1949 – Venezuela
- Sassacus glyphochelis Bauab, 1979 – Brazil
- Sassacus helenicus – Brazil
- Sassacus leucomystax – Guyana
- Sassacus lirios Richman, 2008 – Mexico to Costa Rica
- Sassacus ocellatus Crane, 1949 – Venezuela
- Sassacus paiutus – USA, Mexico
- Sassacus papenhoei Peckham & Peckham, 1895 – North America
- Sassacus resplendens Simon, 1901 – Venezuela
- Sassacus samalayucae Richman, 2008 – Mexico
- Sassacus sexspinosus – Venezuela
- Sassacus trochilus Simon, 1901 – Brazil
- Sassacus vitis – Canada to Panama