The name "Bagheera Kiplingi" is used for which type of creature?

“Bagheera kiplingi” is a species of jumping spider found in Central America, including Mexico, Costa Rica, and Guatemala. It is notable for its peculiar diet, which is mostly herbivorous. It inhabits Mimosaceae trees, Vachellia in particular, where it consumes specialized protein- and fat-rich nubs called Beltian bodies.

The male of “Bagheera kiplingi” has amber legs, a dark cephalothorax that is greenish in the upper region near the front, and a slender reddish abdomen with green transversal lines. The female's amber front legs are sturdier than the other, slender legs, which are light yellow. It has a reddish-brown cephalothorax with the top region near the front black. The female's rather large abdomen is light brown with dark brown and greenish markings.

The genus name is derived from Bagheera, the black panther in Rudyard Kipling's “The Jungle Book,” with the species name honouring Kipling himself. Other related jumping spiders with names of Kipling's characters are Akela, Messua, and Nagaina. All four were named by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1896.