''Paramaevia'' is a genus of
jumping spiders in the family
Salticidae. There are at least three described species in ''Paramaevia''.
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Taxonomy
The group was first described as a subgenus of ''Maevia
''Maevia'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
Maevia appears to have been a large blanket genus in its beginnings, with not closely related species from the New World and the region from India to the Moluccas being l ...
'' in 1955, and elevated to a genus in 1958. In 1977, it was reduced to a junior synonym of ''Maevia
''Maevia'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders).
Maevia appears to have been a large blanket genus in its beginnings, with not closely related species from the New World and the region from India to the Moluccas being l ...
''. This was rejected by Jerzy Prószyński in 2017.[ When included in ''Maevia'', it was placed in the tribe Dendryphantini, part of the ]Salticoida
Salticoida is an unranked clade of the jumping spider family Salticidae. It is the larger and more widespread of the two subdivisions of the "typical" jumping spiders (subfamily Salticinae), occurring effectively world-wide. Its sister clade is ...
clade of the subfamily Salticinae
Salticinae is a subfamily of jumping spiders (family Salticidae). It includes over 90% of the known species of jumping spiders. The subfamily is divided into two unranked clades: Amycoida and Salticoida.
Description
Members of the subfamily Sa ...
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Species
These three species belong to the genus ''Paramaevia'':
* '' Paramaevia hobbsae'' (Barnes, 1955) s
* '' Paramaevia michelsoni'' Barnes, 1955 b s
* '' Paramaevia poultoni'' Peckham & Peckham, 1901 b s
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ s = World Spider Catalog,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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External links
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Salticidae
Salticidae genera
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