Bagheera is a of jumping spiders ( Salticidae) containing four described . These spiders are distributed in the Americas, with most known occurrences in Mexico and Central America. The genus name references the black panther character from Rudyard Kipling's *The Jungle Book*.
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Distribution
Mexico, Central America, and parts of South America. Most observations and described occur in Mexican and Central American regions.
Human Relevance
The name was chosen in reference to the fictional black panther Bagheera from Rudyard Kipling's *The Jungle Book* (1894). One , *Bagheera kiplingi*, is noted as the first known primarily herbivorous spider, feeding on Beltian bodies produced by acacia plants.