Parafluda

Parafluda is a monotypic genus of jumping spiders containing the single species, Parafluda banksi. It was first described by Arthur Merton Chickering in 1946,^[2] and is only found in Argentina and Panama.^[1] The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek "para" (παρά), meaning "alongside", and the salticid genus Fluda. The species is named in honor of Nathan Banks.^[2]

Parafluda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Parafluda Chickering, 1946[1]
Species:	P. banksi
Binomial name
Parafluda banksi Chickering, 1946

See also

• Fluda
• Pseudofluda