''Leptofreya ambigua'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
jumping spider.
[Koch, C. L. (1846). Die Arachniden. J. L. Lotzbeck, Nürnberg Dreizehnter Band: Pp. 1–234, Pl. 433-468 (F. 1078–1271); Vierzehnter Band, Pp. 1–88, Pl. 467-480 (F. 1272–1342).] The species was first described by
Carl Ludwig Koch
Carl Ludwig Koch (21 September 1778 – 23 August 1857) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was responsible for classifying a great number of spiders, including the Brazilian whiteknee tarantula and common house spider. He was bo ...
in 1846.
Range
''Leptofreya ambigua'' has been observed from the
Amazon basin
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in
South America
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up to the southern part of the
United States
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.
References
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Salticidae
Spiders of South America
Spiders of Central America
Spiders of North America
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