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Barychelidae
Barychelidae, also known as brushed trapdoor spiders, is a spider family with about 300 species in 39 genera. Behaviour Most spiders in this family build trapdoor burrows. For example, the long '' Sipalolasma'' builds its burrow in rotted wood, with a hinged trapdoor at each end. The long '' Idioctis'' builds its burrow approximately deep, just below the high tide level, sealing the opening with a thin trapdoor. Some species avoid flooding by plugging their burrows, while others can avoid drowning by trapping air bubbles within the hairs covering their bodies. Some members of this group have a rake on the front surface of their chelicerae used for compacting burrow walls. These spiders can run up glass like tarantulas, and some can stridulate, though it isn't audible to humans. Distribution Barychelids are found in Australia, New Caledonia, South America, Africa, Madagascar, India, New Guinea, and Pacific islands. Genera , the World Spider Catalog accepts the following gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Barychelidae Species
This page lists all described species of the spider family Barychelidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog : A ''Ammonius'' '' Ammonius'' Thorell, 1899 * '' A. pupulus'' Thorell, 1899 (type) — Cameroon ''Atrophothele'' '' Atrophothele'' Pocock, 1903 * '' A. socotrana'' Pocock, 1903 (type) — Yemen (Socotra) ''Aurecocrypta'' '' Aurecocrypta'' Raven, 1994 * '' A. katersi'' Raven, 1994 — Australia (Western Australia) * '' A. lugubris'' Raven, 1994 (type) — Australia (Western Australia) B ''Barycheloides'' '' Barycheloides'' Raven, 1994 * '' B. alluviophilus'' Raven, 1994 (type) — New Caledonia * '' B. chiropterus'' Raven, 1994 — New Caledonia * '' B. concavus'' Raven, 1994 — New Caledonia * '' B. rouxi'' (Berland, 1924) — New Caledonia * '' B. rufofemoratus'' Raven, 1994 — New Caledonia ''Barychelus'' '' Barychelus'' Simon, 1889 * '' B. badius'' Simon, 1889 (type) — New Caledonia * '' B. complexus'' Raven, 1994 — New Caledonia C ''Cosmopelma'' '' Cos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |