Nosferattus aegis is a jumping spider.
Nosferattus aegis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Subfamily: | Salticinae |
Genus: | Nosferattus |
Species: | N. aegis
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Binomial name | |
Nosferattus aegis Ruiz & Brescovit, 2005
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Name
editThe epitheton is Latin for "shield" and refers to the shape of the cymbium.
Appearance
editN. aegis is about 4 mm long, with females up to 5 mm.
Distribution
editN. aegis is only known from the State of Tocantins in Brazil.
References
edit- Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 9.0. American Museum of Natural History.
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