Aelurillus brutus
Aelurillus brutus is a jumping spider species in the genus "Aelurillus". The female was first identified by Wanda Wesołowska in 1996 and the male by Galina Azarkina in 2003. Description. Closely related to "Aelurillus helvanacius", "Aelurillus brutus" is a small spider. The female has a yellowish-grey carapace typically long and a dark brown abdomen long. The male is smaller, with a carapace long and an abdomen long. Distribution. The species lives in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. It is its distribution rather than its morphology that differentiates the female from "Aelurillus ater" and "Aelurillus dubatolovi".