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Parameta

Parameta is a genus of African long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895. As of March 2021, it is monotypic, being represented by a single species, Parameta jugularis.

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Parameta jugularis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Tetragnathidae
Genus: Parameta
Simon, 18951
Species:
P. jugularis
Binomial name
Parameta jugularis
Simon, 1895

Parameta is a genus of African long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895.2 As of March 2021, it is monotypic, being represented by a single species, Parameta jugularis.1

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  1. "Gen. Parameta Simon, 1895". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  2. Simon, E (1895). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.