Zygoballus melloleitaoi is a species of jumping spider which occurs in Argentina.[2] It is known only from a single female specimen collected in Puerto Victoria, Misiones.[3]
The species was originally described in 1945 by Brazilian arachnologist Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão as Gastromicans sexpunctata.[3] In 1980, the Argentinian arachnologist María Elena Galiano transferred the species to the genus Zygoballus. Because the name Zygoballus sexpunctatus was already in use, Galiano gave the species a new name, Zygoballus melloleitaoi, in honor of Mello-Leitão.[2] Jerzy Prószyński's Global Species Database of Salticidae lists the species as "dubious".[4] However, it is listed as a recognized species by Platnick's World Spider Catalog (Version 10.5).[5]
The only known specimen is a female 4 mm in length.[3]
The type specimen is housed at the La Plata Museum in Argentina (Zenzes collection, No. 16.785).[3]
Zygoballus melloleitaoi is a species of jumping spider which occurs in Argentina. It is known only from a single female specimen collected in Puerto Victoria, Misiones.
