Maeotella

Maeotella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Euophryinae
Genus: Maeotella
Bryant, 1950
Species: M. perplexa
Binomial name
Maeotella perplexa
(Peckham & Peckham, 1901)
Diversity
1 species
Synonyms

Prostheclina perplexa

Maeotella is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its only described species, M. perplexa, occurs on Jamaica and Hispaniola.

Name

The genus name is an alteration of the related genus Maeota.

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