Tags: Arachnid.
Lapsias lorax is a species of lapsiine jumping spider from Ecuador.L. lorax was discovered by Wayne Maddison in November 2010 in the Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve of Ecuador in a cloud forest at 2000 metres (6600 ft) of elevation. It is the first species of the Lapsias genus to be discovered in western South America.The spider discovered by Maddison—an adult male—is the only known specimen of the species.