Letoia

Letoia is a genus of jumping spiders endemic to Venezuela. Its contains only one species, Letoia ephippiata.[1]

Letoia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Letoia
Species:
L. ephippiata
Binomial name
Letoia ephippiata
Simon, 1900[1]

Name

The species name is derived from Ancient Greek ephippi- "saddle".

References

  1. "Salticidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  • Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.


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