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Palfuria Gibbosa
''Palfuria gibbosa'' is a spider species of the family Zodariidae. The closest relatives of ''P. gibbosa'' are '' P. spirembolus'' and '' P. hirsuta''. Distribution ''P. gibbosa'' occurs in Mozambique. References * Szüts, T. & Jocqué, R. (2001). A revision of the Afrotropical spider genus ''Palfuria'' (Araneae, Zodariidae). ''Journal of Arachnology'' 29(2):205–219PDF Endemic fauna of Mozambique Zodariidae Spiders of Africa Spiders described in 1936 {{Zodariidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider
Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all orders of organisms. Spiders are found worldwide on every continent except for Antarctica, and have become established in nearly every land habitat. , 50,356 spider species in 132 families have been recorded by taxonomists. However, there has been debate among scientists about how families should be classified, with over 20 different classifications proposed since 1900. Anatomically, spiders (as with all arachnids) differ from other arthropods in that the usual body segments are fused into two tagmata, the cephalothorax or prosoma, and the opisthosoma, or abdomen, and joined by a small, cylindrical pedicel, however, as there is currently neither paleontological nor embryological evidence that spiders ever had a sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zodariidae
Ant spiders are members of the family Zodariidae. They are small to medium-sized eight-eyed spiders found in all tropical and subtropical regions of South America, Africa, Madagascar, Australia-New Guinea, New Zealand, Arabia and the Indian subcontinent. Most species are daytime hunters and live together with ants, mimicking their behavior and sometimes even their chemical traits. Although little is known about most zodariids, members of the genus ''Zodarion'' apparently feed only on ants; a number of other genera in the family are apparently also ant (or termite) specialists. Genera , the World Spider Catalog accepted the following genera: *'' Acanthinozodium'' Denis, 1966 *'' Akyttara'' Jocqué, 1987 *'' Amphiledorus'' Jocqué & Bosmans, 2001 *''Antillorena'' Jocqué, 1991 *''Asceua'' Thorell, 1887 *''Aschema'' Jocqué, 1991 *''Asteron'' Jocqué, 1991 *''Australutica'' Jocqué, 1995 *''Ballomma'' Jocqué & Henrard, 2015 *''Basasteron'' Baehr, 2003 *''Caesetius'' Simon, 1893 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palfuria Spirembolus
''Palfuria spirembolus'' is a spider species of the family Zodariidae. Etymology The epithet An epithet (, ), also byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) known for accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. It has various shades of meaning when applied to seemingly real or fictitious people, di ... is a compound of Latin ''spira'' (spiral) and ''embolus'', referring to the long large embolus. Distribution ''P. spirembolus'' is only known from Namibia near 18°E, and between 24°-28°S. References * Szüts, T. & Jocqué, R. (2001). A revision of the Afrotropical spider genus ''Palfuria'' (Araneae, Zodariidae). ''Journal of Arachnology'' 29(2):205–219PDF Endemic fauna of Namibia Zodariidae Spiders of Africa Spiders described in 2001 {{Zodariidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palfuria Hirsuta
''Palfuria hirsuta'' is a spider species of the family Zodariidae. Etymology The epithet An epithet (, ), also byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) known for accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. It has various shades of meaning when applied to seemingly real or fictitious people, di ... ''hirsuta'' ( Latin for "hairy") refers to the hairy appearance. Distribution ''P. hirsuta'' occurs in Zambia. References * Szüts, T. & Jocqué, R. (2001). A revision of the Afrotropical spider genus ''Palfuria'' (Araneae, Zodariidae). ''Journal of Arachnology'' 29(2):205–219PDF Zodariidae Spiders of Africa Spiders described in 2001 {{Zodariidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the southwest. The sovereign state is separated from the Comoros, Mayotte and Madagascar by the Mozambique Channel to the east. The capital and largest city is Maputo. Notably Northern Mozambique lies within the monsoon trade winds of the Indian Ocean and is frequentely affected by disruptive weather. Between the 7th and 11th centuries, a series of Swahili port towns developed on that area, which contributed to the development of a distinct Swahili culture and language. In the late medieval period, these towns were frequented by traders from Somalia, Ethiopia, Egypt, Arabia, Persia, and India. The voyage of Vasco da Gama in 1498 marked the arr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemic Fauna Of Mozambique
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can be also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or in scientific literature as an ''endemite''. For example '' Cytisus aeolicus'' is an endemite of the Italian flora. ''Adzharia renschi'' was once believed to be an endemite of the Caucasus, but it was later discovered to be a non-indigenous species from South America belonging to a different genus. The extreme opposite of an endemic species is one with a cosmopolitan distribution, having a global or widespread range. A rare alternative term for a species that is endemic is "precinctive", which applies to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiders Of Africa
Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all orders of organisms. Spiders are found worldwide on every continent except for Antarctica, and have become established in nearly every land habitat. , 50,356 spider species in 132 families have been recorded by taxonomists. However, there has been debate among scientists about how families should be classified, with over 20 different classifications proposed since 1900. Anatomically, spiders (as with all arachnids) differ from other arthropods in that the usual body segments are fused into two tagmata, the cephalothorax or prosoma, and the opisthosoma, or abdomen, and joined by a small, cylindrical pedicel, however, as there is currently neither paleontological nor embryological evidence that spiders ever had a separat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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