''Jotus'' is a

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of the family

Salticidae Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping spi ...

(jumping spiders), native to Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. There are thought to be many as yet undescribed species in southern Australia.

Species

, the

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accepted the following species: *''

Jotus albimanus ''Jotus'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders), native to Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. There are thought to be many as yet undescribed species in southern Australia. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted t ...

'' Baehr, Schubert & Harms, 2019 – Australia (

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) *''

Jotus auripes ''Jotus auripes'' is a species of jumping spider of the genus Jotus ''Jotus'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders), native to Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. There are thought to be many as yet undescribed specie ...

'' L. Koch, 1881 (

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) – Australia (New South Wales,

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

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Jotus braccatus ''Jotus'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders), native to Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. There are thought to be many as yet undescribed species in southern Australia. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted t ...

'' L. Koch, 1881 – Australia (

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

) *''

Jotus debilis ''Jotus'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders), native to Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. There are thought to be many as yet undescribed species in southern Australia. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted t ...

'' L. Koch, 1881 – Australia (New South Wales) *''

Jotus fortiniae ''Jotus'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders), native to Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. There are thought to be many as yet undescribed species in southern Australia. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted t ...

'' Baehr, Schubert & Harms, 2019 – Australia (Queensland) *''

Jotus frosti ''Jotus'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders), native to Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. There are thought to be many as yet undescribed species in southern Australia. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted t ...

'' Peckham & Peckham, 1901 – Australia (Victoria,

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

) *''

Jotus insulanus ''Jotus'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders), native to Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. There are thought to be many as yet undescribed species in southern Australia. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted t ...

'' Rainbow, 1920 – Australia (

Lord Howe Island Lord Howe Island (; formerly Lord Howe's Island) is an irregularly crescent-shaped volcanic remnant in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, part of the Australian state of New South Wales. It lies directly east of mainland P ...

) *''

Jotus karllagerfeldi ''Jotus karllagerfeldi'' is a species of jumping spider of the genus ''Jotus'' described in 2019. The name of the species ''karllagerfeldi'' was chosen as the black and white spider was "reminiscent of the signature look" of fashion designer Ka ...

'' Baehr, Schubert & Harms, 2019 – Australia (Queensland) *''

Jotus maculivertex ''Jotus'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders), native to Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. There are thought to be many as yet undescribed species in southern Australia. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted t ...

'' Strand, 1911 – Indonesia (

Kei Islands The Kai Islands (also Kei Islands) of Indonesia are a group of islands in the southeastern part of the Maluku Islands, located in the province of Maluku. The Moluccas have been known as the Spice Islands due to regionally specific plants such ...

) *''

Jotus minutus ''Jotus'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders), native to Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. There are thought to be many as yet undescribed species in southern Australia. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted t ...

'' L. Koch, 1881 – Australia (Queensland) *''

Jotus moonensis ''Jotus'' is a spider genus (biology), genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders), native to Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. There are thought to be many as yet undescribed species in southern Australia. Species , the World Spider C ...

'' Baehr, Schubert & Harms, 2019 – Australia (Queensland) *''

Jotus newtoni ''Jotus'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders), native to Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. There are thought to be many as yet undescribed species in southern Australia. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted t ...

'' Baehr, Schubert & Harms, 2019 – Australia (Queensland) *''

Jotus ravus ''Jotus'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders), native to Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. There are thought to be many as yet undescribed species in southern Australia. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted t ...

'' (Urquhart, 1893) –

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

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Jotus remus ''Jotus remus'' is a species of spider in the family Jumping spider, Salticidae, found in Australia (New South Wales). It was first described in 2016. Males of ''Jotus remus'' are distinguished from other species in the genus ''Jotus'' by the pr ...

'' Otto & Hill, 2016 – Australia (New South Wales)

References

Salticidae Spiders of Asia Spiders of Australia Salticidae genera Taxa named by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch {{salticidae-stub