Letoia

Letoia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Amycinae
Genus: Letoia
Simon, 1900
Species: L. ephippiata
Binomial name
Letoia ephippiata
Simon, 1900
Diversity
1 species

Letoia is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its only described species, L. ephippiata, is endemic to Venezuela.

Name

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

References

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