Anasaitis is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by E. B. Bryant in 1950. The name is derived from the salticid genus Saitis.
Species
There are twenty-one species and one subspecies of Anasaitis and they are found in the Caribbean, the United States, Colombia, and Panama: Anasaitis adorabilis Zhang & Maddison, 2012 – Hispaniola Anasaitis arcuata (Franganillo, 1930) – Cuba Anasaitis a. fulgida Franganillo, 1930 – Cuba Anasaitis banksi (Roewer, 1951) – Hispaniola, Puerto Rico Anasaitis brunnea Zhang & Maddison, 2012 – Hispaniola Anasaitis canalis (Chamberlin, 1925) – Panama, Colombia Anasaitis canosa (Walckenaer, 1837) – USA, Cuba Anasaitis cubana (Roewer, 1951) – Cuba Anasaitis decoris Bryant, 1950 – Jamaica Anasaitis elegantissima (Simon, 1888) – Hispaniola Anasaitis emertoni (Bryant, 1940) – Cuba Anasaitis gloriae (Petrunkevitch, 1930) – Puerto Rico Anasaitis hebetata Zhang & Maddison, 2012 – Hispaniola Anasaitis laxa Zhang & Maddison, 2012 – Hispaniola Anasaitis locuples (Simon, 1888) – Hispaniola Anasaitis morgani (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) (type) – Jamaica, Hispaniola Anasaitis peckhami (Petrunkevitch, 1914) – Dominican Rep. Anasaitis perplexa (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Jamaica, Hispaniola Anasaitis placida (Bryant, 1947) – Puerto Rico (Mona Is.) Anasaitis scintilla Bryant, 1950 – Jamaica Anasaitis squamata (Bryant, 1940) – Cuba Anasaitis venatoria (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – Jamaica