Paraheliophanus
| Paraheliophanus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Heliophaninae |
| Genus: | Paraheliophanus Clark & Benoit, 1977 |
| Type species | |
| Salticus subinstructus O. P-Cambridge, 1873 | |
| Species | |
|
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| Diversity | |
| 4 species | |
Paraheliophanus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). All four described species are endemic to St. Helena.
Name
The genus name is derived from Greek para "alongside" and the salticid genus Heliophanus.
Species
- Paraheliophanus jeanae Clark & Benoit, 1977
- Paraheliophanus napoleon Clark & Benoit, 1977
- Paraheliophanus sanctaehelenae Clark & Benoit, 1977
- Paraheliophanus subinstructus (O. P.-Cambridge, 1873)
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