- Source: 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
As of July 2019 it contains five species, found in Panama, Mexico, Brazil, and on the Greater Antilles:
Nagaina berlandi Soares & Camargo, 1948 – Brazil
Nagaina diademata Simon, 1902 – Brazil
Nagaina incunda Peckham & Peckham, 1896 (type) – Mexico to Panama
Nagaina olivacea Franganillo, 1930 – Cuba
Nagaina tricincta Simon, 1902 – Brazil