Nosferattus

Nosferattus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Section: Dionycha
Superfamily: Salticoidea
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Sitticinae
Genus: Nosferattus
Ruiz & Brescovit, 2005
Type species
Nosferattus discus
Ruiz & Brescovit, 2005
Species

see text

Diversity
5 species

Nosferattus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders). All described species are found in Brazil.

Description

Species of Nosferattus range from 3 to 5.5 mm in length. Males have a smooth, oval-shaped plate (scutum) on the upper surface of the opisthosoma (abdomen). Nosferattus can be distinguished from other genera in the subfamily Sitticinae by the presence of highly flattened pedipalps in males, and very long and coiled copulation ducts in females.[1]

Name

The genus name is combined from Nosferatu and the ending -attus, which is common for salticid genera (as in Antillattus, Attidops, Attulus, Burmattus, Caribattus, Chinattus and so on).[1]

Systematics

This genus is probably related to Aillutticus, with which they share a high, broad carapace, rounded laterally behind the posterior lateral eyes, and the cephalic region slightly convex.[1]

Species

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ruiz, Gustavo R. S.; Brescovit, Antonio D. (2005). "Three new genera of jumping spider from Brazil (Araneae, Salticidae)" (PDF). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 22 (3): 687–695. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752005000300026.


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