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Akela (spider)
''Akela'' is a genus of jumping spiders (family Salticidae), consisting of three described species. Two of these occur in Central and South America and the third in Pakistan. Name The genus name is derived from Akela, "The Lone Wolf" from Rudyard Kipling's '' Jungle Book''. Other salticid genera with names of Kipling's characters are ''Bagheera'', '' Messua'' and ''Nagaina''. Species * ''Akela charlottae'' Peckham & Peckham, 1896, found in Central America (Guatemala, Panama). * ''Akela fulva'' Dyal, 1935, found in Pakistan. * ''Akela ruricola Akela may refer to: * Akela (The Jungle Book), the wolf featured in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories collected in ''The Jungle Book'' and ''The Second Jungle Book'' * Akela (Scouting), a symbol of wisdom in the Cub Scout program, usually (but not n ...'' Galiano, 1999, found in South America (Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina). References Further reading * Galiano, M. E. (1989), "Note on the genera ''Admestina'' and ''Akela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peckham & Peckham
George Williams Peckham (March 23, 1845 – January 10, 1914) and Elizabeth Maria Gifford Peckham (December 19, 1854 – February 11, 1940) were a married couple who were early American teachers, taxonomists, ethologists, arachnologists, and entomologists, specializing in animal behavior and in the study of jumping spiders (family Salticidae) and wasps. Lives and careers George Peckham was born in Albany, New York in 1845. At age 18, he enlisted in the U.S. Army to fight in the American Civil War, reaching the rank of first lieutenant. After the war, he resumed his studies, obtaining a law degree from Albany Law School in 1867. After graduation, George worked at the law office of James T. Brown of Milwaukee. Not caring for the law, however, he became a student in the medical college of the University of Michigan, earning his M.D. in 1872. Rather than practice medicine, however, he chose to teach biology at East Division High School of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messua (spider)
''Messua'' is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Etymology The genus name is derived from Messua, a female character from Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book. Other salticid genera with names of Kipling's characters are '' Akela'', ''Bagheera'' and ''Nagaina''. Taxonomy The genus was first described in 1896 by American arachnologists George and Elizabeth Peckham based on the type species ''Messua desidiosa''. The genus ''Messua'' was synonymized with ''Zygoballus'' by Eugène Simon in 1903. After examining the type specimen for ''Messua desidiosa'', Simon commented that it was "much less divergent from typical ''Zygoballus'' than he Peckhams'description would indicate." This was reversed by Wayne Maddison in 1996, and ''Messua'' restored as a valid genus. Maddison also transferred several species that had previously been placed in ''Metaphidippus'' into ''Messua''. Species * ''Messua centralis'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1896) – Panama * ''Messua dentigera'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiders Of South America
Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all orders of organisms. Spiders are found worldwide on every continent except for Antarctica, and have become established in nearly every land habitat. , 50,356 spider species in 132 families have been recorded by taxonomists. However, there has been debate among scientists about how families should be classified, with over 20 different classifications proposed since 1900. Anatomically, spiders (as with all arachnids) differ from other arthropods in that the usual body segments are fused into two tagmata, the cephalothorax or prosoma, and the opisthosoma, or abdomen, and joined by a small, cylindrical pedicel, however, as there is currently neither paleontological nor embryological evidence that spiders ever had a separat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salticidae Genera
Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping spiders have some of the best vision among arthropods and use it in courtship, hunting, and navigation. Although they normally move unobtrusively and fairly slowly, most species are capable of very agile jumps, notably when hunting, but sometimes in response to sudden threats or crossing long gaps. Both their book lungs and tracheal system are well-developed, and they use both systems (bimodal breathing). Jumping spiders are generally recognized by their eye pattern. All jumping spiders have four pairs of eyes, with the anterior median pair being particularly large. Distinguishing characteristics Jumping spiders are among the easiest to distinguish from similar spider families because of the shape of the cephalothorax and their eye patt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Elena Galiano
María Elena Galiano (1928 – October 30, 2000) was an Argentine arachnologist. She was one of the leading taxonomists of Neotropical jumping spiders. Galiano worked at the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum in Buenos Aires. She died in an accident on October 30, 2000. The genera '' Galianora'' and ''Galianoella'' are named in her honor. Taxa described Galiano described numerous species and genera of spiders. She is the authority for the following genera: * ''Admesturius'' Galiano, 1988 * ''Hisukattus'' Galiano, 1987 * ''Kalcerrytus'' Galiano, 2000 * ''Nycerella'' Galiano, 1982 * ''Simonurius'' Galiano, 1988 * ''Sumampattus'' Galiano, 1983 * ''Trydarssus'' Galiano, 1995 * ''Wedoquella ''Wedoquella'' is a genus of South American jumping spiders that was first described by María Elena Galiano in 1984. They reach a body length of about , and are most closely related to '' Phiale'' in general appearance. The genus name is an arbi ...'' Galiano, 1984 * '' Yepoella'' Gali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akela Ruricola
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Akela may refer to: * Akela (The Jungle Book), the wolf featured in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories collected in ''The Jungle Book'' and ''The Second Jungle Book'' * Akela (Scouting), a symbol of wisdom in the Cub Scout program, usually (but not necessarily) Cubmaster or Den Leader; intentionally named after ''The Jungle Book'' character * ''Akela'' (spider) * ''Akela'' (film), a 1941 film * ''Akayla'', a 1991 film * Akella, a Russian software developing company * '' Akeelah and the Bee'', a 2006 family film * , formerly steam yacht ''Akela'', built in 1899 See also * Akala (other) Akala may refer to: * ʻĀkala or ''Rubus hawaiensis'', a species of flowering plant endemic to Hawaii * Akala (rapper) Kingslee James McLean Daley (born 1 December 1983), better known by his stage name Akala, is a British rapper, journalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagaina
''Nagaina'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1896. The name is derived from ''Nagaina'', a character from Rudyard Kipling's Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Other salticid genera with names of Kipling's characters include ''Bagheera'', '' Messua'', and '' Akela''. Species it contains five species, found in Panama, Mexico, Brazil, and on the Greater Antilles: *'' Nagaina berlandi'' Soares & Camargo, 1948 – Brazil *'' Nagaina diademata'' Simon, 1902 – Brazil *'' Nagaina incunda'' Peckham & Peckham, 1896 (type) – Mexico to Panama *'' Nagaina olivacea'' Franganillo, 1930 – Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ... *'' Nagaina tricincta'' Simon, 1902 – Brazil References Salticidae genera Salticidae Spiders of Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagheera (spider)
''Bagheera'' is a genus of jumping spiders within the family Salticidae, subfamily Salticinae and subtribe Dendryphantina. The genus was first described by George Peckham & Elizabeth Peckham in 1896. The name is derived from Bagheera, a character from Rudyard Kipling's ''Jungle Book''. The type species ''Bagheera kiplingi'' is noted for its unique, primarily herbivorous diet of Beltian bodies. Male individuals within the genus may be identified by their elongate, horizontal, parallel chelicerae. Species it contains four species, found in Guatemala, Costa Rica, the United States, and Mexico: *''Bagheera kiplingi ''Bagheera kiplingi'' is a species of jumping spider found in Central America, including Mexico, Costa Rica, and Guatemala. It is the type species of the genus ''Bagheera'', which includes three other species, including '' B. prosper''.Platnick, ...'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1896) ( type) – Mexico to Costa Rica *'' Bagheera laselva'' (Ruiz & Edwards, 2013) – Costa R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can reproduction, produce Fertility, fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology (biology), morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a binomial nomenclature, two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
