Paraplatoides Explained

Paraplatoides is a genus of South Pacific jumping spiders that was first described by Marek Michał Żabka in 1992.^[1]

Species

it contains seven species, found only in Australia and on New Caledonia:^[2]

• Paraplatoides caledonicus (Berland, 1932) – New Caledonia
• Paraplatoides christopheri Zabka, 1992 – Australia (Queensland)
• Paraplatoides darwini Waldock, 2009 – Australia (Western Australia)
• Paraplatoides hirsti Zabka, 1992 – Australia (South Australia)
• Paraplatoides longulus Zabka, 1992 – Australia (Queensland)
• Paraplatoides niger Zabka, 1992 – Australia (New South Wales to Tasmania)
• Paraplatoides tenerrimus (L. Koch, 1879) (type) – Australia (Queensland)

Notes and References

1. Żabka. M.. 1992. Salticidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Oriental, Australian and Pacific regions, VII. Paraplatoides and Grayenulla - new genera from Australia and New Caledonia. Records of the Australian Museum. 165–183. 44. 2. 10.3853/j.0067-1975.44.1992.31. Marek Michał Żabka. free.
2. Gen. Paraplatoides Zabka, 1992. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-09-08. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.