Lechia squamata

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

Laufeia squamata (Zabka, 1985)

Lechia squamata, synonym 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 in 1985 by Marek Zabka from a single female, which was beaten from bushes in Vietnam.[2][3]

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.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Taxon details Lechia squamata Zabka, 1985". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  2. No label or title -- debug: Q107972123, Wikidata Q107972123
  3. 3.0 3.1 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.

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