Wasaka Explained

Wasaka is a genus of African corinnid sac spiders first described by C. R. Haddad in 2013.^[1]

Species

it contains four species:^[2]

• Wasaka imitatrix Haddad, 2013 – Tanzania
• Wasaka montana Haddad, 2013 – Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda
• Wasaka occulta Haddad, 2013 (type) – Tanzania
• Wasaka ventralis Haddad, 2013 – Cameroon

Notes and References

1. Haddad. C. R.. 2013. Taxonomic notes on the spider genus Messapus Simon, 1898 (Araneae, Corinnidae), with the description of the new genera Copuetta and Wasaka and the first cladistic analysis of Afrotropical Castianeirinae.. Zootaxa. 1–79. 3688. 10.11646/zootaxa.3688.1.1. 26146688.
2. Gen. Wasaka Haddad, 2013. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-05-23. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.