Laufeia squamata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Genus: | Laufeia |
Species: | L. squamata |
Binomial name | |
Laufeia squamata (Żabka, 1985) |
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Synonyms | |
Lechia squamata Zabka, 1985 |
Lechia squamata Zabka, 1985
Laufeia squamata is a species of spider of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). It is found in China and Vietnam. 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.
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.