Jump to content

Letoia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Letoia ephippiata)

Letoia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

[edit]

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

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Gen. Letoia Simon, 1900". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
[edit]