Parajotus
| Parajotus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Euophryinae |
| Genus: | Parajotus Peckham & Peckham, 1903 |
| Type species | |
| Parajotus obscurofemoratus Peckham & Peckham, 1903 | |
| Species | |
|
see text | |
| Diversity | |
| 3 species | |
Parajotus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders) with three described species, all from Africa.
Name
The genus name is derived from Greek para "alongside" and the related genus Jotus.
Species
- Parajotus cinereus Wesolowska, 2004 (Congo, Uganda)
- Parajotus obscurofemoratus Peckham & Peckham, 1903 (South Africa)
- Parajotus refulgens Wesolowska, 2000 (Zimbabwe)