Paraphilaeus is a genus of the jumping spiders found in Queensland and New South Wales. It contains only one species, Paraphilaeus daemeli.[1] Though it has been known for a long time, in 2003, closer investigation showed that it represents a new genus and is neither related to Plexippus nor Trite. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek para "alongside" and the salticid genus Philaeus.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Paraphilaeus |
| Species: | P. daemeli
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| Paraphilaeus daemeli (Keyserling, 1883)[1]
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They are 4–6 mm in length. The male palpal bulb has a very elongate cymbium, its outer half distinctly curved. The embolus is very long, passing across the ventral surface of the tegulum and along the edge of cymbium.
References
edit- ^ a b "Salticidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
- Zabka, Marek (2003): Salticidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from Oriental, Australian and Pacific Regions, Xvii. Paraphilaeus, A New Genus From Australia ANNALES ZOOLOGICI (Warszawa), 2003, 53(4): 489-507.
- Whyte, Robert (2010) Paraphilaeus daemeli (Keyserling, 1883) Daemel's Trite description and photos, including male and female genitalia.
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