Gorgasella
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Gorgasella is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders) that is only found in Panama.
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[edit] Species
- Gorgasella eximia Chickering, 1946 (Panama)
[edit] Name
Possibly named after William Crawford Gorgas, who eliminated yellow fever in Panama, thus ensuring the construction of the Panama Canal.
[edit] Further reading
- Chickering, A. M. (1946). The Salticidae of Panama. Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 97: 1-474.
