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Bagheera (spider)

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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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