Laufeia

Laufeia
male L. aenea from Japan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Laufeia
Simon, 1889
Type species
Laufeia aenea
Simon, 1889
Species

See text.

Diversity
6 species
Synonyms
  • Orcevia Thorell, 1890
  • Junxattus Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2012
  • Lechia Zabka, 1985

Laufeia is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae, with a mainly Asian distribution, where they are found on tree trunks and branches or among leaf litter.