Biology:Laufeia squamata

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Laufeia squamata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Laufeia
Species:
L. squamata
Binomial name
Laufeia squamata
(Żabka, 1985)[1]
Synonyms[1]

Lechia squamata Zabka, 1985

Laufeia squamata is a species of spider of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). It is found in China and Vietnam.[1] It was formerly the only species in the genus Lechia and was originally described, as Lechia squamata, from a single female, which was beaten from bushes in Vietnam.[2]

Description

The carapace is orange to brown with a broad yellow band near the margin. The areas around the eyes are black, except for the front median eyes, where it is brown-black. The opisthosoma is yellowish with many grey spots. The legs are yellow with grey.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Taxon details Laufeia squamata (Zabka, 1985)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/30366. Retrieved 2017-04-28. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000). An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Nature Society. ISBN 978-983-9681-17-8.  p. 293.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q27504744 entry