Parafluda
| Parafluda | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Parafluda Chickering, 1946 |
| Species: | P. banksi |
| Binomial name | |
| Parafluda banksi Chickering, 1946[1] | |
Parafluda is a genus of the jumping spiders found from Panama to Argentina. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Parafluda banksi.[1]
Name
The genus name is combined from Greek para "alongside" and the salticid genus Fluda (see also Pseudofluda). The species is named in honor of arachnologist Nathan Banks.
References
- 1 2 "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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