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Porius

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Porius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Porius
Thorell, 1892[1]
Type species
P. papuanus
(Thorell, 1881)
Species

Porius is a genus of Papuan jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1892.[2] As of August 2019 it contains only two species, found only in Papua New Guinea: P. decempunctatus and P. papuanus.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Porius Thorell, 1892". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  2. ^ Thorell, T. (1892). "Studi sui ragni Malesi e Papuani. IV, 2". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 31: 1–490.