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Paraharmochirus

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Paraharmochirus
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Paraharmochirus

Szombathy, 1915
Species:
P. monstrosus
Binomial name
Paraharmochirus monstrosus
Szombathy, 1915
Diversity
1 species

Paraharmochirus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). The single described species Paraharmochirus monstrosus is only found on New Guinea.

Name

The genus name is a combination of Ancient Greek para "alongside" and the salticid genus Harmochirus.

References

  • Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.