Nagaina
For the fictional cobra, see Nagaina (Jungle Books).
| Nagaina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Dendryphantinae |
| Genus: | Nagaina Peckham & Peckham, 1896 |
| Type species | |
| Nagaina incunda Peckham & Peckham, 1896 | |
| Species | |
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| Diversity | |
| 6 species | |
Nagaina is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).
Name
The genus name is derived from Nagaina, a female black cobra animal-character from Rudyard Kipling's story Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Other salticid genera with names of Kipling's characters are Bagheera, Messua and Akela.
Species
- Nagaina berlandi Soares & Camargo, 1948 — Brazil
- Nagaina diademata Simon, 1902 — Brazil
- Nagaina incunda Peckham & Peckham, 1896 — Mexico to Panama
- Nagaina modesta Caporiacco, 1954 — French Guiana
- Nagaina tricincta Simon, 1902 — Brazil
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