Nosferattus aegis

Nosferattus aegis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
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.

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

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

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

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