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Hexathelidae
Hexathelidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders. It is one of a number of families and genera of spiders known as funnel-web spiders. In 2018, the family was substantially reduced in size by genera being moved to three separate families: Atracidae, Macrothelidae and Porrhothelidae. Atracidae includes the most venomous species formerly placed in Hexathelidae. Description These spiders are medium to large in size, with body lengths ranging from . The body is typically three times longer than it is wide. They are darkly colored, ranging from black to brown, with a glossy carapace covering the front part of the body. Like the related diplurid spiders, the hexathelids have generally long spinnerets. Their moderately long posterior spinnerets and other features make the Hexathelidae appear similar to the Dipluridae, and were considered a subfamily of the latter until 1980. Like other Mygalomorphae (also called the Orthognatha, an infraorder of spiders which includes the true tar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Hexathelidae Species
This page lists all described species of the spider family Hexathelidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog : † ''Alioatrax'' † ''Alioatrax'' Wunderlich, 2017 * † ''A. incertus'' Wunderlich, 2017 ''Bymainiella'' ''Bymainiella'' Raven, 1978 * ''Bymainiella lugubris, B. lugubris'' Raven, 1978 — Australia (New South Wales) * ''Bymainiella monteithi, B. monteithi'' Raven, 1978 — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales) * ''Bymainiella polesoni, B. polesoni'' Raven, 1978 — Australia (New South Wales) * ''Bymainiella terraereginae, B. terraereginae'' (Raven, 1976) (Type species, type) — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales) ''Hexathele'' ''Hexathele'' Ausserer, 1871 * ''Hexathele cantuaria, H. cantuaria'' Forster, 1968 — New Zealand * ''Hexathele cavernicola, H. cavernicola'' Forster, 1968 — New Zealand * ''Hexathele exemplar, H. exemplar'' Parrott, 1960 — New Zealand * ''Hexathele hochstetteri, H. hochstetteri'' Ausserer, 1871 (Type species, type) — New Ze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexathele Hochstetteri
''Hexathele hochstetteri'', commonly known as the banded tunnelweb spider, is a spider in the family Hexathelidae, found only in New Zealand. It is common on the North Island, and uncommon on the South Island. Description The banded tunnelweb spider (''Hexathele hochstetteri'') is among New Zealand's largest spiders, growing up to 20 mm in body length, and is endemic to New Zealand. The easiest way to distinguish a banded tunnelweb spider is to look for the chevron design on its abdomen. The chevron pattern is described as being yellowish, whilst the rest of the abdomen is a darker brown colour. They also have an orange-brown carapace, and six spinnerets. It is these six spinnerets that ultimately distinguish ''Hexathele hochstetteri'' from other genera of Hexathelidae, such as '' Porrhothele'', as they only have four spinnerets. Female banded tunnelweb spider eyes occupy around half their head space, whereas males differ, having slightly smaller lateral eyes. Banded tunne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexathele
''Hexathele'' is a genus of funnel-web spiders 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 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 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) in the centre. The eyes are arranged in a compact group. The male palp lacks tibial apophyses (projections), but the male's first pair of legs have double spines on the tibia. There are six spinnerets, with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macrothelidae
''Macrothele'' is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Macrothelidae, and was first described by A. Ausserer in 1871. It is the only genus in the family Macrothelidae, and most species occur in Asia, from India to Japan, and Java, with five found in Africa, and two in Europe. The name is derived from Ancient Greek μακρός ("makro-"), meaning "big", and θηλή ("thele"), referring to the spinnerets. Description Spiders of this genus are fairly large, with females of some Chinese species ranging from in body length. Males are smaller, sometimes only half that length. Macrothelids can be distinguished from other mygalomorph spiders by their larger posterior sigillae on the sternum, and the arrangement of the rows of teeth on the margin of the chelicerae: larger front-facing margin and smaller rear-facing. These spiders build tube-webs or funnel-webs under rocks or logs, or in crevices in the ground. Taxonomy The genus ''Macrothele'' was erected by Anton Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plesiothele
''Plesiothele'' is a monotypic genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ... of Australian funnel-web spiders containing the single species, ''Plesiothele fentoni''. It was first described by Robert John Raven in 1978, and has only been found in Australia. Originally placed with the curtain web spiders, it was moved to the Hexathelidae in 1980. References Endemic fauna of Tasmania Hexathelidae Monotypic Mygalomorphae genera Mygalomorphae genera Spiders of Australia {{Mygalomorphae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porrhothelidae
''Porrhothele'' is a genus of mygalomorph spiders endemic to New Zealand. They are the only members of the family Porrhothelidae. They were first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. Originally placed with the curtain web spiders, it was moved to the Hexathelidae in 1980, they were placed in their own family in 2018. Members of Porrhothelidae are distinguished from other mygalomorph spiders by the small posterior sigillae and a single row of teeth on the forward-facing margin of the chelicerae. Males have many strong spines on the forward-facing margin of their tibiae. Taxonomy The genus ''Porrhothele'' was erected by Eugène Simon in 1892 for the species '' Porrhothele antipodiana''. Simon transferred these from ''Mygale'', a genus previously used for many mygalomorph spiders, but is no longer in use. He placed this genus in the subfamily Diplurinae, which later became the family Dipluridae. Raven transferred the genus to Hexathelidae, where it remained until the resu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotinoecus
''Scotinoecus'' is a genus of South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout ...n funnel-web spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. Originally placed with the curtain web spiders, it was moved to the Hexathelidae in 1980. Species it contains four species: *'' Scotinoecus cinereopilosus'' (Simon, 1889) ( type) – Chile *'' Scotinoecus fasciatus'' Tullgren, 1901 – Chile, Argentina *'' Scotinoecus major'' Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2012 – Chile *'' Scotinoecus ruiles'' Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2012 – Chile References Hexathelidae Mygalomorphae genera Spiders of South America {{Mygalomorphae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraembolides
''Paraembolides'' is a genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ... of Australian funnel-web spiders that was first described by Robert John Raven in 1980. Species it contains eight species: *'' Paraembolides boycei'' (Raven, 1978) ( type) – Australia (Queensland) *'' Paraembolides boydi'' (Raven, 1978) – Australia (New South Wales) *'' Paraembolides brindabella'' (Raven, 1978) – Australia (New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory) *'' Paraembolides cannoni'' (Raven, 1978) – Australia (Queensland) *'' Paraembolides grayi'' (Raven, 1978) – Australia (New South Wales) *'' Paraembolides montisbossi'' (Raven, 1978) – Australia (New South Wales) *'' Paraembolides tubrabucca'' (Raven, 1978) – Australia (New South Wales) *'' Paraembolides variabilis'' (R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mygalomorphae
The Mygalomorphae, or mygalomorphs, are an infraorder of spiders, and comprise one of three major groups of living spiders with over 3000 species, found on all continents except Antarctica. Many members are known as trapdoor spiders due to them forming trapdoors over their burrows. Other prominent groups include Australian funnel web spiders and tarantulas, with the latter accounting for around one third of all mygalomorphs. Description This group of spiders comprises mostly heavy-bodied, stout-legged spiders including tarantulas, Australian funnel-web spiders, mouse spiders, and various families of spiders commonly called trapdoor spiders. Like the " primitive" suborder of spiders Mesothelae, they have two pairs of book lungs, and downward-pointing chelicerae. Because of this, the two groups were once believed to be closely related. Later it was realized that the common ancestors of all spiders had these features (a state known as symplesiomorphy). Following the branching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediothele
''Mediothele'' is a genus of South American funnel-web spiders that was first described by Robert John Raven & Norman I. Platnick in 1978. Species it contains six species, all found in Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...: *'' Mediothele anae'' Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2012 – Chile *'' Mediothele australis'' Raven & Platnick, 1978 ( type) – Chile *'' Mediothele lagos'' Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2012 – Chile *'' Mediothele linares'' Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2012 – Chile *'' Mediothele minima'' Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2012 – Chile *'' Mediothele nahuelbuta'' Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2012 – Chile References Hexathelidae Mygalomorphae genera Spiders of South America Endemic fauna of Chile {{Mygalomorphae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bymainiella
''Bymainiella'' is a genus of Australian funnel-web spiders that was first described by R. J. Raven in 1978. This genus is named in honour of the Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main Barbara Anne York Main (27 January 1929 – 14 May 2019) Ann Jones (2019"Barbara York Main, Australia's spider woman and Wheatbelt advocate, author and poet dies"''Off Track'', Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Published May 23, 2019. Acces .... Species it contains four species: *'' Bymainiella lugubris'' Raven, 1978 – Australia (New South Wales) *'' Bymainiella monteithi'' Raven, 1978 – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales) *'' Bymainiella polesoni'' Raven, 1978 – Australia (New South Wales) *'' Bymainiella terraereginae'' (Raven, 1976) ( type) – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales) References Hexathelidae Mygalomorphae genera Spiders of Australia {{Mygalomorphae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dipluridae
The family Dipluridae, known as curtain-web spiders (or confusingly with other distantly related ones as funnel-web tarantulas) are a group of spiders in the infraorder Mygalomorphae, that have two pairs of booklungs, and chelicerae (fangs) that move up and down in a stabbing motion. A number of genera, including that of the Sydney funnel-web spider (''Atrax''), used to be classified in this family but have now been moved to Hexathelidae. Description Dipluridae lack a rastellum (stout conical spines) on their chelicerae. Their carapace is characterized by the head region not being higher than the thoracic region. Their posterior median spinnerets (silk-extruding organs) are much shorter than their posterior lateral spinnerets, which have three segments, and are elongated (almost as long as their opisthosoma). Most of the species are medium to small-sized spiders; some may measure about 15 mm.Murphy & Murphy 2000 The cave species ''Masteria caeca'' is eyeless. Biology Mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |