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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Zodariidae
Genus: Suffasia
Species:
S. attidiya
Binomial name
Suffasia attidiya
Benjamin & Jocqué, 2000

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  1. ^ "Suffasia attidiya Benjamin & Jocqué, 2000". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  2. ^ "The male of Suffasia attidiya (Araneae, Zodariidae)". Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Bellanwila-Attidiya: Bird Paradise Gone Bad". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  4. ^ 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.