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Polyboea (spider)
''Polyboea'' is a genus of Asian nursery web spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1895. it contains only two species, found only in Asia: '' P. vulpina'' and '' P. zonaformis''. See also * List of Pisauridae species References Araneomorphae genera Pisauridae Spiders of Asia Taxa named by Tamerlan Thorell {{Pisauridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pisauridae
Nursery web spiders (Pisauridae) is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1890. They resemble wolf spiders (Lycosidae) except for several key differences. Wolf spiders have two very prominent eyes in addition to the other six, while a nursery web spider's eyes are all about the same size. Additionally, female nursery web spiders carry their egg sacs with their jaws and pedipalps instead of attaching them to their spinnerets as wolf spiders do. When the eggs are about to hatch, a female spider builds a nursery "tent", places her egg sac inside, and stands guard outside, hence the family's common name. Like the wolf spiders, however, the nursery web spiders are roaming hunters that don't use webs for catching prey. Species occur throughout the world except for extremely dry or cold environments, and are common just about everywhere. Many can walk on the surface of still bodies of water and may even dive beneath the surface temporarily to escape enem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamerlan Thorell
Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Swedish arachnologist. Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale de Genoa. He corresponded with other arachnologists, such as Octavius Pickard-Cambridge, Eugène Simon and Thomas Workman. He described more than 1,000 spider species during his time from the 1850 to 1900. Thorell wrote: ''On European Spiders'' (1869) and ''Synonym of European Spiders'' (1870-73). Taxonomic honors The Orb-weaver spider genus '' Thorellina'' and the jumping spider genus '' Thorelliola'' are named after him, as well as about 30 species of spiders: * '' Araneus thorelli'' (Roewer, 1942) (Myanmar) (Araneidae) * '' Gasteracantha thorelli'' Keyserling, 1864 (Madagascar) (Araneidae) * '' Leviellus thorelli'' (Ausserer, 1871) (Europe) (Araneidae) * ''Mandjelia thorelli'' (Raven, 1990) (Queensland) ( Barychelidae) * '' Clubiona thorelli'' Roewer, 1951 (Sumatra) (Clubionidae) * ''Malamatidia thorell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polyboea Vulpina
In Greek mythology, Polyboea (; Ancient Greek: , meaning "worth much cattle"), is a name that refers to: * Polyboea, a sister of Hyacinth (mythology), Hyacinthus who died a virgin and was believed to have been taken to Elysium by Aphrodite, Athena and Artemis, together with her brother. As the sister of Hyacinthus, she was probably a Sparta, Spartan princess as the daughter of King Amyclas of Sparta, Amyclas and Diomede, daughter of Lapithes (hero), Lapithes. Her other possible siblings were Argalus, Cynortas, Cynortes, Harpalus (mythology), Harpalus, Laodamia (or Leanira), Hegesandra, and in other versions, of Daphne. * Polyboea, the first wife of Actor (mythology), Actor. * Polyboea, daughter of Oicles, Oecles and Hypermnestra of Aetolia, Hypermnestra, sister of Iphianeira and Amphiaraus. * Polyboea, a handmaid of Hecuba, who found the dead body of Polydorus (son of Priam), Polydorus. * Polyboea, an alternate name for Philonome (mythology), Philonome, wife of Cycnus of Kolonai, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. '' Panthera leo'' (lion) and '' Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. phylogenetic analysis should c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Pisauridae Species
This article lists all described species of the spider family Pisauridae accepted by the World Spider Catalog : A ''Afropisaura'' ''Afropisaura'' Blandin, 1976 * '' A. ducis'' (Strand, 1913) — West, Central, East Africa * '' A. rothiformis'' (Strand, 1908) — West, Central, East Africa * '' A. valida'' (Simon, 1886) (type) — West, Central Africa ''Archipirata'' '' Archipirata'' Simon, 1898 * '' A. tataricus'' Simon, 1898 (type) — Turkmenistan, China ''Architis'' ''Architis'' Simon, 1898 * '' A. altamira'' Santos, 2007 — Brazil * '' A. amazonica'' (Simon, 1898) — Brazil * '' A. brasiliensis'' (Mello-Leitão, 1940) — Brazil * '' A. capricorna'' Carico, 1981 — Brazil, Argentina * '' A. catuaba'' Santos, 2008 — Brazil, Peru * '' A. colombo'' Santos, 2007 — Brazil * '' A. comaina'' Santos, 2007 — Peru * '' A. cymatilis'' Carico, 1981 — Trinidad, Colombia to Brazil * '' A. dianasilvae'' Santos, 2007 — Peru * '' A. erwini'' Santos, 2007 — Ecuador * '' A. f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araneomorphae Genera
The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their close kin), where they point straight down. Araneomorphs comprise the vast majority of living spiders. Distinguishing characteristics Most spider species are Araneomorphae, which have fangs that face towards each other, increasing the orientations they can employ during prey capture. They have fewer book lungs (when present), and the females typically live one year. The Mygalomorphae have fangs that face towards the ground, and which are parallel to the long axis of the spider's body, thus they have only one orientation they can employ during prey capture. They have four pairs of book lungs, and the females often live many years. Image:Atrax robustus.jpg, This '' Atrax robustus'' shows the orientation of Myglamorphae fangs. Imag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiders Of Asia
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] |
