Parasaitis
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| Parasaitis femoralis Bryant, 1950 |
Parasaitis is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). The single described species P. femoralis is only found on Jamaica.
[edit] Name
The genus name is derived from Greek para "alongside" and the salticid genus Saitis.
[edit] References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
