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Leaf-beetle Jumping Spiders
Sassacus
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.
21 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Buttonhook Leafbeetle Jumping Spider
speciesSassacus vitis
Sassacus papenhoei
speciesSassacus papenhoei
Sassacus barbipes
speciesSassacus barbipes
Sassacus cyaneus
speciesSassacus cyaneus
Sassacus aurantiacus
speciesSassacus aurantiacus
Sassacus alboguttatus
speciesSassacus alboguttatus
Sassacus lirios
speciesSassacus lirios
Sassacus paiutus
speciesSassacus paiutus
Sassacus aztecus
speciesSassacus aztecus
Sassacus leucomystax
speciesSassacus leucomystax
Sassacus flavicinctus
speciesSassacus flavicinctus
Sassacus ocellatus
speciesSassacus ocellatus
Sassacus resplendens
speciesSassacus resplendens
Sassacus sexspinosus
speciesSassacus sexspinosus
Sassacus arcuatus
speciesSassacus arcuatus
Sassacus glyphochelis
speciesSassacus glyphochelis
Sassacus helenicus
speciesSassacus helenicus
Sassacus trochilus
speciesSassacus trochilus
Sassacus biaccentuatus
speciesSassacus biaccentuatus
Sassacus samalayucae
speciesSassacus samalayucae
Sassacus dissimilis
speciesSassacus dissimilis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 117397.