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Idiosoma Planites
''Idiosoma'' is a genus of Australian armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the armored trapdoor spiders in 1985. The name is derived from the Greek ('' idios''), meaning "individual, unique", and ('' soma''), meaning "body", referring to the distinctive structure of the abdomen. The skin of their opisthosoma is hardened, with a flattened end and deep grooves running along the sides. The thickened skin helps to reduce water loss in its dry habitat. It also serves as a kind of plug to shield itself from predators. This phenomenon is called phragmosis and occurs in perfection in the spider genus '' Cyclocosmia'' (Ctenizidae). However, some parasitic wasps have evolved paper-thin abdomens and long, slender ovipositors and lay their eggs on the softer skin at the front of the spider's opisthosoma.Australian Museum Online It digs burrows up to deep, where the temperature is relatively ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 described species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently, with estimates suggesting that there are between 0.9 and 2.1 million total species. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae (ladybirds or ladybugs) eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops. Beetles typically have a particularly har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idiosoma Cupulifex
''Idiosoma cupulifex'' is a trapdoor spider in the Arbanitinae subfamily of the Idiopidae family. It was first described as ''Aganippe cupulifex'' by Barbara York Main in 1957. In 2017 Michael Rix and others transferred it to the genus, ''Idiosoma'', to give the name ''Idiosoma cupulifex'', (the name accepted by the Australian Faunal Directory, and the World Spider Catalog, and GBIF). It is found only in the south-west of Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to ..., in open forest and woodland. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q111593956 Idiopidae Spiders of Australia Fauna of Western Australia Spiders described in 1957 Taxa named by Barbara York Main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idiosoma Corrugatum
''Idiosoma'' is a genus of Australian armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the armored trapdoor spiders in 1985. The name is derived from the Greek ('' idios''), meaning "individual, unique", and ('' soma''), meaning "body", referring to the distinctive structure of the abdomen. The skin of their opisthosoma is hardened, with a flattened end and deep grooves running along the sides. The thickened skin helps to reduce water loss in its dry habitat. It also serves as a kind of plug to shield itself from predators. This phenomenon is called phragmosis and occurs in perfection in the spider genus '' Cyclocosmia'' (Ctenizidae). However, some parasitic wasps have evolved paper-thin abdomens and long, slender ovipositors and lay their eggs on the softer skin at the front of the spider's opisthosoma.Australian Museum Online It digs burrows up to deep, where the temperature is relatively ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idiosoma Clypeatum
''Idiosoma clypeatum'' is a trapdoor spider in the Arbanitinae subfamily of the Idiopidae family. It was first described in 2018 by Michael G. Rix, Mark Harvey and others. It is found in the Murchison and Yalgoo IBRA regions of Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q53635325 Idiopidae Spiders of Australia Fauna of Western Australia Spiders described in 2018 Taxa named by Michael G. Rix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara York Main
Barbara Anne York Main (27 January 1929 – 14 May 2019) Ann Jones (2019"Barbara York Main, Australia's spider woman and Wheatbelt advocate, author and poet dies"''Off Track'', Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Published May 23, 2019. Accessed May 23, 2019. was an Australian arachnologist and adjunct professor at the University of Western Australia. The author of four books and over 90 research papers, Main is recognised for her prolific work in establishing taxonomy for arachnids, personally describing 34 species and seven new genera. The BBC and ABC produced a film about her work, ''Lady of the Spiders'', in 1981."Lady of the Spiders (1981)" British Film Institute.Hodgkin, Ernest P. (1995) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idiosoma Castellum
''Idiosoma castellum'' is a trapdoor spider in the Arbanitinae subfamily of the Idiopidae family. It was first described as ''Aganippe castellum'' by Barbara York Main in 1986.Main, B.Y. 1986. Trapdoors of Australian mygalomorph spiders: Protection or predation? Actas X Congreso Internacional de Aracnologia 1: 95-102 01/ref> In 2017 Michael Rix and others transferred it to the genus, ''Idiosoma'', to give the name ''Idiosoma castellum'', (the name accepted by the Australian Faunal Directory, and the World Spider Catalog). It is found only in the south-west of Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q111593955 Idiopidae Spiders of Australia Fauna of Western Australia Spiders described in 1986 Taxa named by Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idiosoma Berlandi
''Idiosoma'' is a genus of Australian armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the armored trapdoor spiders in 1985. The name is derived from the Greek ('' idios''), meaning "individual, unique", and ('' soma''), meaning "body", referring to the distinctive structure of the abdomen. The skin of their opisthosoma is hardened, with a flattened end and deep grooves running along the sides. The thickened skin helps to reduce water loss in its dry habitat. It also serves as a kind of plug to shield itself from predators. This phenomenon is called phragmosis and occurs in perfection in the spider genus '' Cyclocosmia'' (Ctenizidae). However, some parasitic wasps have evolved paper-thin abdomens and long, slender ovipositors and lay their eggs on the softer skin at the front of the spider's opisthosoma.Australian Museum Online It digs burrows up to deep, where the temperature is relatively ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Harvey (arachnologist)
Mark Stephen Harvey (born 17 September 1958) is a museum scientist and biologist. Since 1989 he has been based at the Western Australian Museum. Career Harvey graduated from Monash University in 1983 with a PhD titled "Contributions to the systematics of the pseudoscorpionida (arachnida) : the genus synsphyronus chamberlin (garypidae) and the family sternophoridae". His research interests include the systematics and evolution of arachnids and other terrestrial invertebrates. , he is a member and Vice-President of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Achievements, awards and recognition Harvey was presented with the 1991 Edgeworth David Medal by the Royal Society of New South Wales, and the Bonnet Award by the International Society of Arachnology in 2013. In 2017, he was awarded the Distinguished Career Award by the Society of Australian Systematic Biologists. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Harvey, Mark 1958 births Living people Australian arachnologi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Gordon Rix
Michael Gordon Rix is an Australian arachnologist, whose publications mainly concern spiders. , he was Principal Curator of Arachnology and Research Fellow in the Biodiversity and Geosciences Program at the Queensland Museum. He has held numerous professional appointments including President of the Society of Australian Systematic Biologists and Associate Editor of the ''Journal of Arachnology''. He is widely published and cited. The World Spider Catalog lists 166 species names and 22 genus names authored or co-authored by Rix, . ''Pseudoanyphaena michaelrixi'', discovered in 2003, ''w''as named after him. His interest in spiders developed as a boy. He has interest in Australian trapdoor spiders and his research into their decline over the past decade. In early 2020 Rix expressed concern over the likely extinction of the assassin spider — ''Zephyrarchaea austini'' — also called the pelican spider, which is only known to occur in the Western River Wilderness Protection Area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idiosoma Arenaceum
''Idiosoma arenaceum'' is a trapdoor spider in the Arbanitinae subfamily of the Idiopidae family. It was first described in 2018 by Michael G. Rix, Mark Harvey and others. It is found in the Geraldton sandplains of Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q53634688 Idiopidae Spiders of Australia Fauna of Western Australia Spiders described in 2018 Taxa named by Michael G. Rix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idiosoma Nigrum
''Idiosoma nigrum'', also called black rugose trapdoor spider, occurs only in south-western Western Australia, in dry woodlands east of the Darling Scarp and north to Moore River. Females can reach a length of about 30mm, males about 18mm. ''Idiosoma nigrum'' digs burrows up to 32 cm deep. Name The species name is derived from Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ... ''Niger'' "black". References External links * {{Taxonbar, from=Q2184328 Idiopidae Spiders of Australia Fauna of Western Australia Spiders described in 1952 Taxa named by Barbara York Main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
