title: Paratus
text: # Paratus
  
  Paratus is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Liocranidae, containing five species restricted to India, Sri Lanka and China.
  
  ## Species
  
  * Paratus halabala Zapata & Ramírez, 2010 – Thailand
  * Paratus hamatus Mu & Zhang, 2018 – China
  * Paratus indicus Marusik, Zheng & Li, 2008 – India
  * Paratus kentingensis Mu & Zhang, 2018 – Taiwan
  * Paratus longlingensis Zhao & Peng, 2013 – China
  * Paratus perus Sankaran, Malamel, Joseph & Sebastian, 2017 – India
  * Paratus reticulatus Simon, $1898^T$ – Sri Lanka
  * Paratus sinensis Marusik, Zheng & Li, 2008 – China
  