[1] It was originally described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin in 1925.

This little spider has a dusky brown behind, with the eye region black with some purple and green reflections.

Anasaitis canalis was originally described by a specimen found on Barro Colorado Island, an island in the Panama Canal.

Recent observation place this species primarily in Central America,[2] although it has also been reported from the Caribbean region of Colombia.

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