Sassacus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).
The genus is probably named after Sassacus, a Native American chief of the 16th century.
The genus includes the following recognized species:
Sassacus alboguttatus (F. O. P-Cambridge, 1901) — Mexico
Sassacus arcuatus Simon, 1901 — Brazil
Sassacus arcuatus Simon, 1901 — Brazil
Sassacus aurantiacus Simon, 1901 — Brazil
Sassacus aztecus Richman, 2008 — Mexico
Sassacus barbipes (Peckham & Peckham, 1888) — United States to Costa Rica
Sassacus biaccentuatus Simon, 1901 — Paraguay
Sassacus cyaneus (Hentz, 1846) — USA
Sassacus dissimilis Mello-Leitão, 1941 — Argentina
Sassacus flavicinctus Crane, 1949 — Venezuela
Sassacus glyphochelis Bauab, 1979 — Brazil
Sassacus helenicus (Mello-Leitão, 1943) — Brazil
Sassacus lirios Richman, 2008 — Mexico to Costa Rica
Sassacus ocellatus Crane, 1949 — Venezuela
Sassacus paiutus (Gertsch, 1934) — USA
Sassacus papenhoei Peckham & Peckham, 1895 — USA
Sassacus resplendens Simon, 1901 — Venezuela
Sassacus samalayucae Richman, 2008 — Mexico
Sassacus sexspinosus (Caporiacco, 1955) — Venezuela
Sassacus trochilus Simon, 1901 — Brazil
Sassacus vitis (Cockerell, 1894) — Canada to Panama
