Letoia
| Letoia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Amycinae |
| Genus: | Letoia Simon, 1900 |
| Species: | L. ephippiata |
| Binomial name | |
| Letoia ephippiata Simon, 1900 | |
| Diversity | |
| 1 species | |
Letoia is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its only described species, L. ephippiata, is endemic to Venezuela.
Name
The species name is derived from Ancient Greek ephippi- "saddle".
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.
External links
- Salticidae.org: Diagnostic drawings
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