| Akela | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Euophryinae |
| Genus: | Akela Peckham & Peckham, 1896 |
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Akela charlottae |
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Akela is a genus of the spiderfamily Salticidae (jumping spiders), with three described species. While two species occur in Central to South America, the third species is found in Pakistan.
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The genus name is derived from Akela, "The Lone Wolf" from Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book. Other salticid genera with names of Kipling's characters are Bagheera, Messua and Nagaina.