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Cicurina Serena
''Cicurina'', also called the cave meshweaver, is a genus of dwarf sheet spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1871. Originally placed with the funnel weavers, it was moved to the Dictynidae in 1967, then to the Hahniidae in 2017. The name is from the Latin root "cucur-", meaning "to tame". Body size varies widely among the species. Among the smallest is ''C. minorata'', growing less than long. The larger species include ''C. ludoviciana'', some of which have grown to over long. Species it contains 136 species in North America, Europe, and Asia: *'' C. aenigma'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. alpicora'' Barrows, 1945 – USA *'' C. anhuiensis'' Chen, 1986 – China *'' C. arcata'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – USA *'' C. arcuata'' Keyserling, 1887 – USA, Canada *'' C. arizona'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – USA *'' C. arkansa'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. armadillo'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. atomaria'' Simon, 1898 – USA *'' C. avicularia'' Li, 2017 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Menge
Franz Anton Menge (15 February 1808 in Arnsberg – 27 January 1880 in Danzig) was a German entomologist. Menge was a student of Physics, Chemistry and Natural History at the University of Bonn He became professor at the Petrischule in Danzig. Menge published ''Preussische Spinnen'' or '' Spiders of Prussia'' between 1866 and 1878. His collection of insects and spiders is in the State Natural History Museum in Gdańsk. It includes many fossil insects preserved in Baltic amber The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that these forests created more than .... Works * ''Catalogus plantarum phanerogamicarum regionis Grudentinensis et Gedanensis''. Typis C. G. Böthe, Grudentiae 1839 * ''Verzeichniss Danziger Spinnen''. Danzig 1850 * ''Preussische Spinnen''. Part I.–XI. Schriften der Naturforschenden Gesel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |