Ptocasius
| Ptocasius | |
|---|---|
| female P. strupifer from Hong Kong | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subtribe: | Plexippina |
| Genus: | Ptocasius Simon, 1885 |
| Type species | |
| P. weyersi Simon, 1885
| |
| Species | |
|
67, see text | |
Ptocasius is a genus of Asian jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1885.
The genus name derives from the Greek word πτωχάς (ptōchas), meaning "fugitive".