Araegeus

Araegeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Araegeus
Simon, 1901
Type species
A. mimicus
Simon, 1901
Species
  • A. fornasinii (Pavesi, 1881)
  • A. mimicus Simon, 1901

Araegeus is a genus of southern African jumping spiders with two species. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1901.

A. mimicus, endemic to Limpopo province in South Africa, is only known from the female described in 1901, and the species has never been recollected or redescribed.