Empanda (spider)

Empanda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Empanda
Simon, 1903
Species: E. ornata
Binomial name
Empanda ornata
(Peckham & Peckham, 1885)[1]

Empanda is a monotypic genus of jumping spiders.[1] The only described species, Empanda ornata, is only found in Guatemala.

Name

The genus name is derived from the Roman goddess Empanda. The species name is Latin for "adorned."

References

  1. 1 2 "Salticidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
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