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Desidae
Desidae is a family of spiders, some of which are known as intertidal spiders. The family is named for the genus '' Desis'', members of which live in a very unusual location — between the tides. The family has been reevaluated in recent years and now includes inland genera and species as well, such as '' Badumna'' and '' Phryganoporus''. In 2017, the family Amphinectidae was merged into Desidae. The family Toxopidae has been separated off. Those intertidal spiders that are truly marine commonly live in barnacle shells, which they seal up with silk; this allows them to maintain an air bubble during high tide. They emerge at night to feed on various small arthropods that live in the intertidal zone. Distribution As now circumscribed, the family Desidae is mainly found in South America and Australasia, with some species reaching north to Malaysia. '' Metaltella simoni'' has been introduced in a large part of the Southern United States (records exist from California, Louisiana, Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Desidae Species
This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Desidae. , the World Spider Catalog accepts 330 species in 60 genera: A ''Akatorea'' '' Akatorea'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 * ''Akatorea gracilis'' (Marples, 1959) (type) — New Zealand * ''Akatorea otagoensis'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand ''Amphinecta'' '' Amphinecta'' Simon, 1898 * '' Amphinecta decemmaculata'' Simon, 1898 (type) — New Zealand * '' Amphinecta dejecta'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand * '' Amphinecta luta'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand * '' Amphinecta mara'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand * '' Amphinecta milina'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand * ''Amphinecta mula'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand * ''Amphinecta pika'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand * '' Amphinecta pila'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand * '' Amphinecta puka'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand * '' Amphinecta tama'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badumna
''Badumna'' is a genus of intertidal spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1890. They are harmless spiders that can be found around human structures and buildings. The most well-known species is '' B. insignis'', also known as the "black house spider" or "black window spider". Description They are medium to large cribellate spiders. The carapace is pale brown to a darker brown in color, with long or small brown hairs being found besides smaller white hairs. The opisthosoma has a dark striping or spotting. Distribution Most of the species are considered to be endemic in the Indo-Australian region, but some have been introduced elsewhere. '' B. longinqua'' is the only species introduced to North America, now found in urban areas along California's Pacific coast. ''B. insignis'' has also been found in Japan, though it is thought it was introduced. Species it contains sixteen species: *'' Badumna arguta'' ( Simon, 1906) – Australia (Queensland) *'' Badu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phryganoporus
''Phryganoporus'' is a genus of Australian intertidal spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1908. Its five species only occur in Australia and Tasmania, with one species also occurring on Norfolk Island, south of New Caledonia. The name is derived from Greek ''phryganon'' ("dry stick") and ''poros'' ("hole"), referring to the web that is often built on dry shrubs or low vegetation with a hole as an entrance. Though they are typically solitary, '' P. candidus'' is also known for its communal behavior, building "nests" made of branches and leaves knitted together with silk, creating tunnels for the spiders to live. Most of these webs are built late in the summer by individual females working separately in the construction and cleaning of their individual webs. Their behavior is likely due to pheromone mediated sibling tolerance, and isn't considered true cooperative behavior. As they mature, they grow less tolerant of each other and tend to disperse over the cours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barahna
''Barahna'' is a genus of Australian intertidal spiders that was first described by V. T. Davies in 2003. The name is derived from ''baran-barahn'', the Bundjalung word for "spider". Originally placed with the Stiphidiidae, it was moved to the intertidal spiders after the results of a 2017 genetic study. Species it contains eight species, found in Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland: *'' Barahna booloumba'' Davies, 2003 (type) – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales) *'' Barahna brooyar'' Davies, 2003 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Barahna glenelg'' Davies, 2003 – Australia ( Victoria) *'' Barahna myall'' Davies, 2003 – Australia (New South Wales) *'' Barahna scoria'' Davies, 2003 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Barahna taroom'' Davies, 2003 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Barahna toonumbar'' Davies, 2003 – Australia (New South Wales) *'' Barahna yeppoon'' Davies, 2003 – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales) See also * List of Desidae species This page lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baiami
''Baiami'' is a genus of Australian intertidal spiders that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967. Originally placed with the Stiphidiidae, it was transferred to the Desidae after the results of a 2019 genetic analysis. Species it contains nine species, found in South Australia, Victoria, and Western Australia: *'' Baiami brockmani'' Gray, 1981 – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Baiami glenelgi'' Gray, 1981 – Australia ( Victoria) *'' Baiami loftyensis'' Gray, 1981 – Australia (South Australia) *'' Baiami montana'' Gray, 1981 – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Baiami stirlingi'' Gray, 1981 – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Baiami storeniformis'' (Simon, 1908) – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Baiami tegenarioides'' (Simon, 1908) – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Baiami torbayensis'' Gray, 1981 – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Baiami volucripes'' (Simon, 1908) (type) – Australia (Western Australia) ''B. longipes'' and ''B. magnus'' were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desis (spider)
''Desis'' is a genus of intertidal spiders that was first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. It is found in Australasia, the Pacific, Japan, eastern and southern Africa, and India. They are truly marine spiders, living in the intertidal zone and only emerging at night on the ebb tide to hunt for invertebrates and small fish. In the day and during high tides, they hide in an air chamber sealed with silk. Species it contains fourteen species: *''Desis bobmarleyi'' Baehr, Raven & Harms, 2017 – Australia (Queensland) *''Desis crosslandi'' Pocock, 1903 – Tanzania (Zanzibar), Madagascar, Comoros, Mayotte *'' Desis formidabilis'' ( O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1891) – Namibia, South Africa *''Desis galapagoensis'' Hirst, 1925 – Ecuador (Galapagos Is.) *''Desis gardineri'' Pocock, 1904 – India (Laccadive Is.) *''Desis inermis'' Gravely, 1927 – India *'' Desis japonica'' Yaginuma, 1956 – Japan *'' Desis kenyonae'' Pocock, 1902 – Australia (Victoria, Tasmania) *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buyina
''Buyina'' is a genus of Australian intertidal spiders first described by V. T. Davies Valerie Todd Davies (born 29 September 1920 in Makirikiri, near Wanganui, New Zealand, died 29 October 2012 in Brisbane, Queensland) was an arachnologist who described many species of spider. Early life Valerie Ethel Todd (later Valerie Davi ... in 1998. it contains only two species. References Araneomorphae genera Desidae Spiders of Australia Taxa named by Valerie Todd Davies {{Araneomorphae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akatorea
''Akatorea'' is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973. it contains only two species, both found in New Zealand. Species * ''Akatorea gracilis'' *'' Akatorea otagoensis ''Akatorea'' is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973. it contains only two species, both found in New Zealand. Species * ''Akatorea gracilis ''Akatorea'' is a genus of ...'' References Araneomorphae genera Desidae Spiders of New Zealand Taxa named by Raymond Robert Forster Endemic spiders of New Zealand {{Araneomorphae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakala Episinoides
''Bakala'' is a genus of Australian intertidal spiders containing the single species, ''Bakala episinoides''. It was first described by V. T. Davies Valerie Todd Davies (born 29 September 1920 in Makirikiri, near Wanganui, New Zealand, died 29 October 2012 in Brisbane, Queensland) was an arachnologist who described many species of spider. Early life Valerie Ethel Todd (later Valerie Davi ... in 1990, and has only been found in Australia. References Desidae Spiders described in 1990 Taxa named by Valerie Todd Davies {{Araneomorphae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austmusia
''Austmusia'' 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 n ... of Australian intertidal spiders first described by Michael R. Gray in 1983. it contains only three species. References Araneomorphae genera Desidae Spiders of Australia {{Araneomorphae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphinecta
''Amphinecta'' is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1898. Species it contains eleven species, all found in New Zealand: *'' Amphinecta decemmaculata'' Simon, 1898 – New Zealand *'' Amphinecta dejecta'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand *'' Amphinecta luta'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand *'' Amphinecta mara'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand *'' Amphinecta milina'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand *''Amphinecta mula'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand *''Amphinecta pika ''Amphinecta'' is a genus of South Pacific intertidal spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1898. Species it contains eleven species, all found in New Zealand: *''Amphinecta decemmaculata'' Simon, 1898 – New Zealand *''Amphinecta dejec ...'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand *'' Amphinecta pila'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand *'' Amphinecta puka'' Forster & Wilton, 1973 – New Zealand *'' Amphinecta tama'' F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badumna Insignis
The black house spider or common black spider (''Badumna insignis'') is a common species of cribellate Australian spider, introduced to New Zealand and Japan. A closely related species, '' Badumna longinqua'', the grey house spider, has a similar distribution, but has also been introduced to the Americas. Ludwig Carl Christian Koch described ''Badumna insignis'' in 1872. Description ''B. insignis'' is a dark, robust spider. The female grows up to 18 mm, with a 30 mm leg span. As with most spiders, the males are smaller (10 mm) and have longer legs in relation to their body size. In both sexes, the carapace and legs are dark brown to black, and the abdomen is charcoal grey with a dorsal pattern of light markings (sometimes indistinct) and a dense covering of fine, velvety hair. ''B. longinqua'' is slightly bigger (14 mm) with a greyish carapace and black-brown legs. Habits, mating, and reproduction The web of ''B. insignis'' is a messy-looking construct of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |