Lechia squamata
| Lechia squamata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Lechia |
| Species: | L. squamata
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| Binomial name | |
| Lechia squamata | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c "Taxon details Lechia squamata Zabka, 1985". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ^ Marek Zabka (1985). "Systematic and zoogeographic study on the family Salticidae (Araneae) from Viet-Nam". Annales Zoologici. 39 (11): 197–485. ISSN 0003-4541. Wikidata Q107972123.
- ^ a b 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
[edit]- Salticidae.org: Diagnostic drawings
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