Parafluda
| Parafluda | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Synemosyninae |
| Genus: | Parafluda Chickering, 1946 |
| Species: | P. banksi |
| Binomial name | |
| Parafluda banksi Chickering, 1946 | |
| Diversity | |
| 1 species | |
Parafluda is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its only described species, Parafluda banksi, is found from Panama to Argentina.
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
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
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