Paraharmochirus
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Genus: | Paraharmochirus Szombathy, 1915
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Paraharmochirus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). It is endemic to New Guinea.[1]
Name
The genus name is a combination of Ancient Greek para "alongside" and the salticid genus Harmochirus.
Species
As of July 2017, the World Spider Catalog lists the following species in the genus:[2]
- Paraharmochirus monstrosus Szombathy, 1915 – New Guinea
- Paraharmochirus tualapaensis Zhang & Maddison, 2012 – New Guinea
References
- ^ Zhang, Jun-Xia; Maddison, Wayne (2013). "Molecular phylogeny, divergence times and biogeography of spiders of the subfamily Euophryinae (Araneae: Salticidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 68 (1): 81–92. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.03.017.
- ^ World Spider Catalog (2017). "Gen. Paraharmochirus Szombathy, 1915". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 1 July 2017.