Paraharmochirus

Paraharmochirus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Pelleninae
Genus: Paraharmochirus
Szombathy, 1915
Species: P. monstrosus
Binomial name
Paraharmochirus monstrosus
Szombathy, 1915
Diversity
1 species

Paraharmochirus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). The single described species Paraharmochirus monstrosus is only found on New Guinea.

Name

The genus name is a combination of Ancient Greek para "alongside" and the salticid genus Harmochirus.

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