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.
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.