''Nosferattus palmatus'' is a jumping spider.

Etymology

The

epitheton An epithet (, ), also byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) known for accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. It has various shades of meaning when applied to seemingly real or fictitious people, di ...

''palmatus'' is

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

for "webbed" and refers to the webbed palpal tibia in dorsal view.

Appearance

Males are 3 mm long, females up to 4 mm.

Distribution

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

Sergipe Sergipe (), officially State of Sergipe, is a state of Brazil. Located in the Northeast Region along the Atlantic coast of the country, Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil by geographical area at , larger only than the Federal District. Serg ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

External links

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