Nosferattus ciliatus

Nosferattus ciliatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Sitticinae
Genus: Nosferattus
Species: N. ciliatus
Binomial name
Nosferattus ciliatus
Ruiz & Brescovit, 2005

Nosferattus ciliatus is a jumping spider.

Etymology

The epitheton ("ciliated") refers to the ventral edge of the cymbium.

Appearance

The males are about 3mm long, with a yellow carapace; no females have been described.

Distribution

N. ciliatus is only known only from the State of Maranhão in Brazil.

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