Paradamoetas
| Paradamoetas | |
|---|---|
| Female Paradamoetas sp. in Belize | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Paradamoetas Peckham & Peckham, 1885 |
| Type species | |
| P. formicinus Peckham & Peckham, 1885
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| Species | |
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4, see text | |
Paradamoetas is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1885. The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek "para" (παρά), meaning "alongside", and the salticid genus Damoetas.