Parajotus obscurofemoratus

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Parajotus obscurofemoratus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Parajotus
Species:
P. obscurofemoratus
Binomial name
Parajotus obscurofemoratus

Parajotus obscurofemoratus is a jumping spider species in the genus Parajotus that lives in the South Africa. [1] It is the only member of the species from the country. [2] The male of the species was first identified by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1903. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 World Spider Catalog (2017). "Parajotus obscurofemoratus Peckham & Peckham, 1903". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. Dippenaar-Schoeman, Ansie (2014). Field Guide to South African Spiders. Pretoria: LAPA Uitgewers. p. 213. ISBN   978-0-79936-910-6.