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Hexathele Taumara
''Hexathele'' is a genus of Hexathelidae, funnel-web spiders Endemism, endemic to New Zealand that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871, though most others have been described by Raymond Robert Forster. Originally placed with the Dipluridae, curtain web spiders, it was moved to the Hexathelidae in 1980. Description Most species of ''Hexathele'' are relatively large spiders. Females of ''Hexathele waita'', one of the largest species, may have a carapace long and an abdomen long, with the longest leg (the fourth) being long in total. ''Hexethele'' species are generally brown to black in colour. Many species have a wikt:chevron, chevron pattern on the upper surface of the abdomen, the pattern being characteristic of the species. The carapace of the cephalothorax has a more or less straight depression (fovea (spider), fovea) in the centre. The eyes are arranged in a compact group. The male pedipalp, palp lacks tibial apophyses (projections), but the male's first pair of le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Ausserer
Anton Ausserer (5 July 184320 July 1889)Maurer, Ferdinand: ''Nachruf an Dr. Anton Ausserer.'' Programm des kk. acad. Gymnasiums in Grätz. Graz 1890 was an Austrian naturalist specialising in spiders.Bonnet, Pierre: Bibliographia aranearum, Les frères Doularoude. Toulouse 1945 His father died when he was a youth, and he and his family suffered much economic hardship, but he was supported and encouraged by Camill Heller, professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy at the University of Innsbruck. Life and career Anton Ausserer was one of five children of a gunsmith in Bozen (Bolzano), Tyrol). His teachers noticed his talent at a young age, so they encouraged his father to send him to the Franciscan high school. There he had Vincenz Maria Gredler, a pioneer of zoological research in Tyrol, as his teacher. Already at this time he showed a great interest in science. At the age of 15 he became an orphan. During high school and university he had to struggle with bitter economic hardsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |