Parajotus
Genus of spiders
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Parajotus is a genus of African jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1903.[2]
| Parajotus | |
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| P. obscurofemoratus | |
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| P. refulgens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Parajotus Peckham & Peckham, 1903[1] |
| Type species | |
| P. obscurofemoratus Peckham & Peckham, 1903 | |
| Species | |
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Etymology
The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek "para" (παρά), meaning "alongside", and the related genus Jotus.
Species
As of October 2025[update], this genus includes three species:[1]
- Parajotus cinereus Wesołowska, 2004 – Guinea, Rep. Congo, Uganda
- Parajotus obscurofemoratus G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903 – South Africa (type species)
- Parajotus refulgens Wesołowska, 2000 – Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, DR Congo, Botswana, Zimbabwe
