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Paraplexippus

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Paraplexippus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Paraplexippus
Franganillo, 1930[1]
Type species
P. sexsignatus
Franganillo, 1930
Species

Paraplexippus is a genus of Caribbean jumping spiders that was first described by P. Franganillo B. in 1930.[2] As of August 2019 it contains only two species, found only on the Greater Antilles: P. quadrisignatus and P. sexsignatus.[1] The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek "para" (παρά), meaning "alongside", and the salticid genus Plexippus.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Paraplexippus Franganillo, 1930". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  2. ^ a b Franganillo B., P. (1930). Memorias del Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas. Vol. 1. Arácnidos de Cuba: Mas arácnidos nuevos de la Isla de Cuba. pp. 47–99.