Parajotus
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| Genus: | Parajotus Peckham & Peckham, 1903
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| Parajotus obscurofemoratus Peckham & Peckham, 1903
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Parajotus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders) with three described species, all from Africa.
Name
The genus name is derived from Greek para "alongside" and the related genus Jotus.
Species
As of July 2017, the World Spider Catalog lists the following species in the genus:[1]
- Parajotus cinereus Wesołowska, 2004 – Congo, Uganda
- Parajotus obscurofemoratus Peckham & Peckham, 1903 – South Africa
- Parajotus refulgens Wesołowska, 2000 – Botswana, Congo, Nigeria, Zimbabwe
References
- ^ World Spider Catalog (2017). "Gen. Parajotus Peckham & Peckham, 1903". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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