- Source: Bagheera (spider)
Bagheera is a genus of jumping spiders within the family Salticidae, subfamily Salticinae and subtribe Dendryphantina. The genus was first described by George Peckham & Elizabeth Peckham in 1896. The name is derived from Bagheera, a character from Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book.
The type species Bagheera kiplingi is noted for its unique, primarily herbivorous diet of Beltian bodies. Male individuals within the genus may be identified by their elongate, horizontal, parallel chelicerae.
Species
As of June 2019 it contains four species, found in Guatemala, Costa Rica, the United States, and Mexico:
Bagheera kiplingi Peckham & Peckham, 1896 (type) – Mexico to Costa Rica
Bagheera laselva Ruiz & Edwards, 2013 – Costa Rica
Bagheera motagua Ruiz & Edwards, 2013 – Guatemala
Bagheera prosper (Peckham & Peckham, 1901) – USA, Mexico
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Recent photographs of Bagheera