Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Family Salticidae Scientific name Parafluda banksi | Phylum Arthropoda Order Araneae Subfamily Synemosyninae Rank Species | |
Parafluda is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its only described species, Parafluda banksi, is found from Panama to Argentina.
Name
The genus name is combined from Greek para "alongside" and the salticid genus Fluda (see also Pseudofluda). The species is named in honor of arachnologist Nathan Banks.
References
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