Gorgasella

Gorgasella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Gorgasella
Chickering, 1946
Species:
G. eximia
Binomial name
Gorgasella eximia

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, and is only found in Panama. The genus is named after William Crawford Gorgas, who eliminated yellow fever in Panama.

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