| Nilakantha | |
|---|---|
| Male Nilakantha sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: |
Nilakantha Peckham & Peckham, 1901 |
| Type species | |
|
Nilakantha cockerelli Peckham & Peckham, 1901 |
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| Species | |
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See text. |
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| Diversity | |
| 4 species | |
See text.
Nilakantha is a spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).
As of November 2015[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted 4 species of Nilakantha: