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Parasaitis

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Parasaitis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Parasaitis
Species:
P. femoralis
Binomial name
Parasaitis femoralis
Bryant, 1950[1]

Parasaitis is a genus of jumping spiders endemic only found on Jamaica. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Parasaitis femoralis.[1] The genus name Parasaitis is derived from Greek para "alongside" and the salticid genus Saitis.

References

  1. ^ a b "Salticidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  • Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
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