Ptocasius
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilySalticidae
Observations recorded1,641
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- Salticidae
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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 (ptōchas), meaning "fugitive".
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