Nagaina

Nagaina is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1896. The name is derived from Nagaina, a character from Rudyard Kipling's Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Other salticid genera with names of Kipling's characters include Bagheera, Messua, and Akela.

Species

it contains five species, found in Panama, Mexico, Brazil, and on the Greater Antilles:

• Nagaina berlandi <small>Soares & Camargo, 1948</small> – Brazil
• Nagaina diademata <small>Simon, 1902</small> – Brazil
• Nagaina incunda <small>Peckham & Peckham, 1896</small> (type) – Mexico to Panama
• Nagaina olivacea <small>Franganillo, 1930</small> – Cuba
• Nagaina tricincta <small>Simon, 1902</small> – Brazil

References