Jotus is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders), native to Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia.[1][2][3] There are thought to be many as yet undescribed species in southern Australia.[2]

Jotus
Jotus auripes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Jotus
L. Koch, 1881[1]
Type species
Jotus auripes
L. Koch, 1881
Species

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Species

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As of December 2020, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Jotus L. Koch , 1881 - Taxon details". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Otto, Jürgen C; Hill, David E (2016). "Males of a new species of Jotus from Australia wave a paddle-shaped lure to solicit nearby females (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini)". Peckhamia. 133 (1): 1–39. ISSN 2161-8526.
  3. ^ Baehr, Barbara C.; Schubert, Joseph; Harms, Danilo (2019). "The Brushed Jumping Spiders (Araneae, Salticidae, Jotus L. Koch, 1881) from Eastern Australia". Evolutionary Systematics. 3 (1): 53–73. doi:10.3897/evolsyst.3.34496.