Sadies

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Sadies
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Sadies Wanless, 1984[1]
Type species
S. fulgida Wanless, 1984
Species
5, see text

Sadies is a genus of African jumping spiders that was first described by F. R. Wanless in 1984.[2]

Species

As of August 2019^[update] it contains five species, found only in Africa:[1]

• Sadies castanea Ledoux, 2007 – Réunion
• Sadies fulgida Wanless, 1984 (type) – Seychelles
• Sadies gibbosa Wanless, 1984 – Seychelles
• Sadies seychellensis Wanless, 1984 – Seychelles
• Sadies trifasciata Wanless, 1984 – Seychelles

References

1. "Gen. Sadies Wanless, 1984". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
2. Wanless, F. R. (1984). "Araneae-Salticidae. Contributions à l'étude de la faune terrestre des îles granitiques de l'archipel des Séchelles (Mission P.L.G. Benoit - J.J. Van Mol)". Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Sciences zoologiques. 241: 1–84.