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Hexisopodidae
Hexisopodidae is a family of solifuges, first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. Genera , the World Solifugae Catalog accepts the following two genera: * '' Chelypus'' Purcell, 1902 * ''Hexisopus ''Hexisopus'' is a genus of Hexisopodidae, hexisopodid camel spiders, first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1879. Species , the World Solifugae Catalog accepts the following fifteen species: * ''Hexisopus abnormis'' (Roewer, 1932) — Angol ...'' Karsch, 1879 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3135059 Arachnids of Africa Solifugae families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelypus
''Chelypus'' ('clawfoot') is a genus of slow-moving, burrowing sunspiders confined to the deserts and arid regions of Southern Africa. Description Chelypus00.jpg, ''Chelypus'' sp., dorsal view Chelypus macroceras ventral.png, ''Chelypus macroceras'', ventral view They are readily separated from other Solifugae by an absence of claws on the fourth pair of legs. Both ''Chelypus'', and the related genus '' Hexisopus'' spend a large part of their existence underground, and their 2nd, 3rd and particularly 4th pair of legs are shortened and robust, and equipped with rake-like spines for digging. Members of the family Hexisopodidae differ markedly in morphology from those of other Solifugae families – most patently in their fossorial rather than cursorial legs. Such extreme modifications often blur relationships with other taxa, and hexisopodid genealogy is no exception. The main external difference between ''Chelypus'' and ''Hexisopus'' is the presence of well-developed spines o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solifugae
Solifugae is an Order (biology), order of Arachnid, arachnids known variously as solifuges, sun spiders, camel spiders, and wind scorpions. The order includes more than 1,000 described species in about 147 genus, genera. Despite the common names, they are neither true spiders (order Araneae), nor true scorpions (order Scorpiones). Most species of solifuges live in dry climates and feed opportunistically on ground-dwelling arthropods and other small animals. The largest species grow to a length of , including legs. A number of urban legends exaggerate the size and speed of solifuges, and their potential danger to humans, which is negligible. Etymology The order's name is derived from the Latin ''sol'' meaning "sun" and ''fugere'' meaning "to flee". Put together, it means "those that flee from the sun". These animals have a number of common names, including sun spiders, wind scorpions, wind spiders, red romans, and camel spiders. In Afrikaans, they are known as ''haarskeerders'' ("h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexisopus
''Hexisopus'' is a genus of Hexisopodidae, hexisopodid camel spiders, first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1879. Species , the World Solifugae Catalog accepts the following fifteen species: * ''Hexisopus abnormis'' (Roewer, 1932) — Angola * ''Hexisopus aureopilosus'' Lawrence, 1968 — Namibia * ''Hexisopus crassus'' Purcell, 1899 — South Africa * ''Hexisopus eberlanzi'' (Roewer, 1941) — Namibia * ''Hexisopus fodiens'' Simon, 1888 — Botswana * ''Hexisopus fumosus'' Lawrence, 1967 — Namibia * ''Hexisopus infuscatus'' Kraepelin, 1899 — Namibia * ''Hexisopus lanatus'' (C.L. Koch, 1842) — Namibia, South Africa * ''Hexisopus moiseli'' Lamoral, 1972 — Namibia * ''Hexisopus nigrolunatus'' Kraepelin, 1899 — Namibia * ''Hexisopus nigroplagiatus'' Lawrence, 1972 — Namibia * ''Hexisopus psammophilus'' Wharton, 1981 — Namibia * ''Hexisopus pusillus'' Lawrence, 1962 — Namibia * ''Hexisopus reticulatus'' Purcell, 1902 — South Africa * ''Hexisopus swarti'' Lawrenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald Innes Pocock
Reginald Innes Pocock, (4 March 1863 – 9 August 1947) was a British zoologist. Pocock was born in Clifton, Bristol, the fourth son of Rev. Nicholas Pocock and Edith Prichard. He began showing interest in natural history at St. Edward's School, Oxford. He received tutoring in zoology from Sir Edward Poulton, and was allowed to explore comparative anatomy at the Oxford Museum. He studied biology and geology at University College, Bristol, under Conwy Lloyd Morgan and William Johnson Sollas. In 1885, he became an assistant at the Natural History Museum, and worked in the section of entomology for a year. He was put in charge of the collections of Arachnida and Myriapoda. He was also given the task to arrange the British birds collections, in the course of which he developed a lasting interest in ornithology. The 200 papers he published in his 18 years at the museum soon brought him recognition as an authority on Arachnida and Myriapoda; he described between 300 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arachnids Of Africa
Arachnids are arthropods in the class Arachnida () of the subphylum Chelicerata. Arachnida includes, among others, spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, pseudoscorpions, harvestmen, camel spiders, whip spiders and vinegaroons. Adult arachnids have eight legs attached to the cephalothorax. In some species the frontmost pair of legs has converted to a sensory function, while in others, different appendages can grow large enough to take on the appearance of extra pairs of legs. Almost all extant arachnids are terrestrial, living mainly on land. However, some inhabit freshwater environments and, with the exception of the pelagic zone, marine environments as well. They comprise over 110,000 named species, of which 51,000 are species of spiders. The term is derived from the Greek word (''aráchnē'', 'spider'), from the myth of the hubristic human weaver Arachne, who was turned into a spider. Morphology Almost all adult arachnids have eight legs, unlike adult insects which all ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
