Gelotia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Spartaeinae |
Genus: |
Gelotia Thorell, 1890 |
Type species | |
Gelotia frenata Thorell, 1890 |
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Species | |
see text |
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Diversity | |
9 species |
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Gelotia is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).
Gelotia is close to the salticid genera Cocalus and Mintonia. Spiders of this genus are dull colored and stealthy and do not jump.
The genus is named after the Roman name "Gelotius".
As of May 2017, the World Spider Catalog lists the following species in the genus: