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Heptathela Shuri
''Heptathela'' is a genus of spiders that includes the Kimura spider (''Heptathela kimurai''). They are trapdoor spiders of the family Heptathelidae and are found in Japan, including Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands. Spiders of this genus lack venom glands. Full text at (60 MB) Females are up to 25 mm long, males slightly smaller. Burrows have an oval shaped door which is hinged across the long diameter. Name The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek ''hepta'' "seven", referring to the number of spinneret glands. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species: *''Heptathela aha'' Xu, Ono, Kuntner, Liu & Li, 2019 – Ryukyu Is. *''Heptathela amamiensis'' Haupt, 1983 – Ryukyu Is. *'' Heptathela crypta'' Xu, Ono, Kuntner, Liu & Li, 2019 – Ryukyu Is. *'' Heptathela gayozan'' Xu, Ono, Kuntner, Liu & Li, 2019 – Ryukyu Is. *'' Heptathela helios'' Tanikawa & Miyashita, 2014 (synonym ''H. yaginumai'' Ono, 1998) – Japan *''Heptathela higoensis'' Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heptathela Kimurai
''Heptathela kimurai'', the Kimura spider, or kimura-gumo (in Japanese), is an Old World spider, found primarily in Japan and named after Arika Kimura, who collected it in 1920. It belongs to the sub-order Mesothelae (primitive burrowing spiders) and can reach up to 3 cm in length. Its burrows are covered by a camouflaged "pill box" flap. Taxonomy ''Heptathela kimurai'' was first described by Kyukichi Kishida in 1920, when it was placed in the genus ''Liphistius'' as ''L. kimurai''. In 1923, Kishida erected the genus ''Heptathela'' for the species, as on re-examination he decided it was sufficiently distinct from spiders of the genus ''Liphistius''. The species name ''kimurai'' honours the collector, Arika Kimura. References *Tomo Kočar, ''Strah je okrogel in ima osem nog'' (''The fear is round and it has eight legs''), GEA 12 (2002) 7, pp 46 – 49. *Yoshikura, M. 1982. Kumo no fushigi (The wonder of spiders). Iwanami-shoten, Tokyo. {{Taxonbar, from=Q2193753 H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heptathela Higoensis
''Heptathela'' is a genus of spiders that includes the Kimura spider (''Heptathela kimurai''). They are trapdoor spiders of the family Heptathelidae and are found in Japan, including Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands. Spiders of this genus lack venom glands. Full text at (60 MB) Females are up to 25 mm long, males slightly smaller. Burrows have an oval shaped door which is hinged across the long diameter. Name The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek ''hepta'' "seven", referring to the number of spinneret glands. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species: *''Heptathela aha'' Xu, Ono, Kuntner, Liu & Li, 2019 – Ryukyu Is. *''Heptathela amamiensis'' Haupt, 1983 – Ryukyu Is. *'' Heptathela crypta'' Xu, Ono, Kuntner, Liu & Li, 2019 – Ryukyu Is. *'' Heptathela gayozan'' Xu, Ono, Kuntner, Liu & Li, 2019 – Ryukyu Is. *'' Heptathela helios'' Tanikawa & Miyashita, 2014 (synonym ''H. yaginumai'' Ono, 1998) – Japan *'' Heptathela higoensis'' H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |