Parasaitis
| Parasaitis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Euophryinae |
| Genus: | Parasaitis Bryant, 1950 |
| Species: | P. femoralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Parasaitis femoralis Bryant, 1950 | |
| Diversity | |
| 1 species | |
Parasaitis is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). The single described species P. femoralis is only found on Jamaica.
Name
The genus name is derived from Greek para "alongside" and the salticid genus Saitis.
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
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