Biology:Nosferattus aegis

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Short description: Species of spider

Nosferattus aegis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Nosferattus
Species:
N. aegis
Binomial name
Nosferattus aegis
Ruiz & Brescovit, 2005

Nosferattus aegis is a jumping spider.

Name

The epitheton is Latin for "shield" and refers to the shape of the cymbium.

Appearance

N. aegis is about 4 mm long, with females up to 5 mm.

Distribution

N. aegis is only known from the State of Tocantins in Brazil .

References

  • Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 9.0. American Museum of Natural History.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1645533 entry