Lechia squamata

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| taxon = Lechia squamata

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| synonyms = Laufeia squamata (Zabka, 1985)

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Lechia squamata, synonym Laufeia squamata, is a species of spider of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). It is found in China and Vietnam. It was formerly the only species in the genus Lechia and was originally described in 1985 by Marek Zabka from a single female, which was beaten from bushes in Vietnam.{{Cite Q|Q107972123}}

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

References

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{{Cite book |last1=Murphy |first1=Frances |last2=Murphy |first2=John |date=2000 |title=An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia |publication-place=Kuala Lumpur |publisher=Malaysian Nature Society |isbn=978-983-9681-17-8 |name-list-style=amp }} p. 293.

{{cite web |title=Taxon details Lechia squamata Zabka, 1985 |work=World Spider Catalog |publisher=Natural History Museum Bern |url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/30366 |accessdate=2020-08-22 }}

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External links

Salticidae.org: [http://salticidae.org/salticid/catalog/lechia.htm Diagnostic drawings]

Category:Salticidae

Category:Spiders of Asia

Category:Spiders described in 1985

Category:Taxa named by Marek Michal Zabka