| Paramigas | |
|---|---|
 | |
| P. perroti | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Migidae |
| Genus: | Paramigas Pocock [1] |
| Type species | |
| Paramigas perroti | |
| Species | |
11, see text | |
Paramigas is a genus of tree trapdoor spiders native to Madagascar. It was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895. [2]
As of February 2019 [update] , it contains eleven species: [1]
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