Biology:Letoia

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Short description: Genus of spiders


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

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

Name

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Gen. Letoia Simon, 1900". Natural History Museum Bern. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/2741. Retrieved 24 August 2023. 

External links

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