Lechia (genus)

Taxobox
name = "Lechia"


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
familia = Salticidae
genus = "Lechia"
genus_authority = Zabka, 1985
diversity_link = List of Salticidae species#Lechia
diversity = 1 species
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species = "L. squamata"
binomial = "Lechia squamata"
binomial_authority = Zabka, 1985

"Lechia" is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). Its single species is found in China and Vietnam. It was originally described from a single female, which was beaten from bushes in VietnamMurphy & Murphy 2000: 293] .

The species is similar to "Euophrys", and "Euophrys minuta" Proszynski, 1992 from India is now considered to belong to "Lechia" by its original describer [ [http://salticidae.org/salticid/catalog/lechia.htm Lechia ] ] .

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.

Name

Lechia is an old name for Poland.

Footnotes

References

* (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. "Malaysian Nature Society", Kuala Lumpur.
* (2007): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog] , version 8.0. "American Museum of Natural History".

External links

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