Empanda (spider)

Empanda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Dendryphantinae
Genus: Empanda
Simon, 1903
Species: Empanda ornata
Binomial name
Empanda ornata
(Peckham & Peckham, 1885)
Diversity
1 species
Synonyms

Bavia ornata
Epinga ornata

Empanda is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Its only described species Empanda ornata is only found in Guatemala.

Name

The genus name is derived from the Roman goddess Empanda. The species name is Latin for "adorned."

References

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