Gorgasella Explained

Gorgasella is a monotypic genus of Panamanian jumping spiders containing the single species, Gorgasella eximia. It was first described by Arthur Merton Chickering in 1946,^[1] and is only found in Panama.^[2] The genus is named after William Crawford Gorgas, who eliminated yellow fever in Panama.

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• Diagnostic drawings

Notes and References

1. Chickering. A. M.. 1946. The Salticidae of Panama. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 1–474. 97. Arthur M. Chickering.
2. Gen. Gorgasella Chickering, 1946. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-16. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.