''Nosferattus palmatus'' is a

jumping spider Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family (biology), family Salticidae. , this family contained over 600 species description, described genus, genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spide ...

Etymology

The epitheton ''palmatus'' is

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

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 States of Brazil, state of Brazil. Located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region along the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the country, Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil by geogra ...

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

External links

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