Paradamoetas
| Paradamoetas | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Dendryphantinae |
| Genus: | Paradamoetas Peckham & Peckham, 1885 |
| Type species | |
| Paradamoetas formicinus Peckham & Peckham, 1885 | |
| Species | |
|
see text | |
| Diversity | |
| 4 species | |
Paradamoetas is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).
Name
The genus name is a combination of Ancient Greek para "alongside" and the salticid genus Damoetas.
Species
- Paradamoetas carus (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) — Mexico to El Salvador
- Paradamoetas changuinola Cutler, 1982 — Panama
- Paradamoetas fontanus (Levi, 1951) — USA, Canada
- Paradamoetas formicinus Peckham & Peckham, 1885 — USA to Nicaragua