Letoia

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

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

[edit] Name

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

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