Gorgasella
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| Gorgasella eximia Chickering, 1946 |
Gorgasella is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders) that is only found in Panama.
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[edit] Name
The genus is possibly named after William Crawford Gorgas, who eliminated yellow fever in Panama, thus ensuring the construction of the Panama Canal.
[edit] References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
[edit] Further reading
- Chickering, A.M. (1946): The Salticidae of Panama. Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 97: 1-474.
