''Nosferattus aegis'' is a jumping spider.

Name

The

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for "shield" and refers to the shape of the cymbium.

Appearance

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

Distribution

''N. aegis'' is only known from the State of

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References

* (2008)
The world spider catalog
version 9.0. ''American Museum of Natural History''.

External links

Three new genera of jumping spider from Brazil (Araneae, Salticidae) (2005)
Sitticini Spiders of Brazil Spiders described in 2005 {{Salticidae-stub