''Lechia squamata'',

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''Laufeia squamata'', is a species of

spider Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...

of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). It is found in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

and

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

. It was formerly the only species in the genus ''

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'' and was originally described in 1985 by Marek Zabka from a single female, which was beaten from bushes in Vietnam.

Description

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 The opisthosoma is the posterior part of the body in some arthropods, behind the prosoma (cephalothorax). It is a distinctive feature of the subphylum Chelicerata (arachnids, horseshoe crabs and others). Although it is similar in most respects to a ...

is yellowish with many grey spots. The legs are yellow with grey.

References

External links

* Salticidae.org
Diagnostic drawings
Salticidae Spiders of Asia Spiders described in 1985 Taxa named by Marek Michal Zabka {{Salticidae-stub