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Spariolenus Bakasura
''Spariolenus'' is a genus of Asian Sparassidae, huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1880. They are found in the Middle East reaching 15–16 cm. Etymology The name in greek latin. Spar means "Cave-dweller". iolenus means " the middle east habitat". Description ''Spariolenus'' are fast-moving cave dwelling predators that prey on cave crickets. The largest species is the ''Spariolenus iranomaximus'' which reaches 15 cm. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species, found in Asia: *''Spariolenus aratta'' Moradmand & Peter Jäger, Jäger, 2011 – Iran *''Spariolenus bakasura'' Moradmand, Wesal & Kulkarni, 2023 – India *''Spariolenus baluchistanicus'' Moradmand, Wesal & Kulkarni, 2023 – Pakistan *''Spariolenus buxa'' (Saha, Biswas & Raychaudhuri, 1995) – India *''Spariolenus fathpouri'' Moradmand, 2017 – Iran *''Spariolenus hormozii'' Moradmand, 2017 – Iran *''Spariolenus iranomaximus'' Morad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugène Simon
Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider Taxonomy (biology), taxonomist in history, describing over 4,000 species. Work on spiders His most significant work was ''Histoire Naturelle des Araignées'' (1892–1903), an encyclopedic treatment of the spider genera of the world. It was published in two volumes of more than 1000 pages each, and the same number of drawings by Simon. Working at the National Museum of Natural History (France), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris, it took Simon 11 years to complete, while working at the same time on devising a taxonomic scheme that embraced the known taxa. Simon described a total of 4,650 species, and as of 2013 about 3,790 species are still considered valid. The International Society of Arachnology offers a Simon Award recognising lifetime achievement. The Eocene fos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |