''Jotus'' is a

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of the family

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(jumping spiders), native to

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, and

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. There are thought to be many as yet undescribed species in southern Australia.

Species

, the

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accepted the following species: *'' Jotus albimanus'' Baehr, Schubert & Harms, 2019 – Australia (

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) *'' Jotus auripes'' L. Koch, 1881 (

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) – Australia (New South Wales, Victoria) *''

Jotus braccatus ''Jotus'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders), native to Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. There are thought to be many as yet undescribed species in southern Australia. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted t ...

'' L. Koch, 1881 – Australia (

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) *''

Jotus debilis ''Jotus'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders), native to Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. There are thought to be many as yet undescribed species in southern Australia. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted t ...

'' L. Koch, 1881 – Australia (New South Wales) *''

Jotus fortiniae ''Jotus'' is a spider genus (biology), genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders), native to Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. There are thought to be many as yet undescribed species in southern Australia. Species , the World Spider C ...

'' Baehr, Schubert & Harms, 2019 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Jotus frosti'' Peckham & Peckham, 1901 – Australia (Victoria,

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) *''

Jotus insulanus ''Jotus'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders), native to Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. There are thought to be many as yet undescribed species in southern Australia. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted t ...

'' Rainbow, 1920 – Australia (

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) *'' Jotus karllagerfeldi'' Baehr, Schubert & Harms, 2019 – Australia (Queensland) *''

Jotus maculivertex ''Jotus'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders), native to Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. There are thought to be many as yet undescribed species in southern Australia. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted t ...

'' Strand, 1911 – Indonesia ( Kei Islands) *''

Jotus minutus ''Jotus'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders), native to Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. There are thought to be many as yet undescribed species in southern Australia. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted t ...

'' L. Koch, 1881 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Jotus moonensis'' Baehr, Schubert & Harms, 2019 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Jotus newtoni'' Baehr, Schubert & Harms, 2019 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Jotus ravus'' (Urquhart, 1893) –

*'' Jotus remus'' Otto & Hill, 2016 – Australia (New South Wales)

References

Salticidae Spiders of Asia Spiders of Australia Salticidae genera Taxa named by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch {{salticidae-stub