Suffasia attidiya, is a species of spider of the genus Suffasia. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[1] The species was documented only from female specimens[2] found from Bellanwila-Attidiya marsh, situated on the south-eastern outskirts of Colombo.[3] The first male specimen was found in 2005.[4]
| Suffasia attidiya | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Zodariidae |
| Genus: | Suffasia |
| Species: | S. attidiya
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| Binomial name | |
| Suffasia attidiya Benjamin & Jocqué, 2000
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See also
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edit- ^ "Suffasia attidiya Benjamin & Jocqué, 2000". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "The male of Suffasia attidiya (Araneae, Zodariidae)". Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "Bellanwila-Attidiya: Bird Paradise Gone Bad". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ Benjamin, Suresh P. (2006). "The Male of Suffasia Attidiya (Araneae, Zodariidae)". Journal of Arachnology. 34 (3). BioOne Online Journal: 636–637. doi:10.1636/H05-26SC.1. S2CID 86360379.