Parasaitis

Parasaitis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Araneomorphae
Family:Salticidae
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. 1 2 "Salticidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
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