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Pycnothelidae
''Pycnothelidae'' is a family of mygalomorph spiders first described in 1917. It was downgraded to a subfamily of the funnel-web trapdoor spiders in 1985, but returned to family status in 2020. Genera , the World Spider Catalog The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned with spider taxonomy. It aims to list all accepted families, genera and species, as well as provide access to the related taxonomic literature. The WSC began as a series of ... accepted the following genera: *'' Acanthogonatus'' Karsch, 1880 – South America *'' Afromygale'' Zonstein, 2020 *'' Chaco'' Tullgren, 1905 — Argentina, Uruguay, Chile *'' Chilelopsis'' Goloboff, 1995 — Chile *'' Longistylus'' Indicatti & Lucas, 2005 — Brazil *'' Lycinus'' Thorell, 1894 — Chile, Argentina, Brazil *'' Pionothele'' Purcell, 1902 – South Africa, Namibia *'' Prorachias'' Mello-Leitão, 1924 — Brazil *'' Psalistopoides'' Mello-Leitão, 1934 — Brazil *'' Pselligmus'' Simon, 1892 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemesiidae
Nemesiidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1889, and raised to family status in 1985. Before becoming its own family, it was considered part of "Dipluridae". The family is sometimes referred to as wishbone spiders due to the shape of their burrows. Description Nemesiidae are relatively large spiders with robust legs and a body that is nearly three times as long as it is wide. They are darkly colored, brown to black, though some have silvery hairs on their carapace. '' Atmetochilus'' females can grow over long. They live in burrows, often with a hinged trapdoor. This door is pushed up while the spider waits for passing prey. They rarely leave their burrows, catching prey and withdrawing as quickly as possible. Some of these burrows have side tubes. For the east-Asian genus '' Sinopesa'' it is uncertain whether it builds burrows at all. Genera , the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera: *'' Amblyocarenum'' Simon, 1892 *'' Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
