Letoia
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| Letoia ephippiata Simon, 1900 |
Letoia is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its only species, L. ephippiata, is endemic to Venezuela.
[edit] Name
The species name is derived from Ancient Greek ephippi- "saddle".
[edit] References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
