Paraharmochirus

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

Paraharmochirus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). It is endemic to New Guinea.[1]

Name

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

Species

As of July 2017, the World Spider Catalog lists the following species in the genus:[2]

References

  1. Zhang, Jun-Xia; Maddison, Wayne (2013). "Molecular phylogeny, divergence times and biogeography of spiders of the subfamily Euophryinae (Araneae: Salticidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 68 (1): 81–92.
  2. World Spider Catalog (2017). "Gen. Paraharmochirus Szombathy, 1915". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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