Theridiosomatidae
The ray spiders (Theridiosomatidae) are a family of spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1881. They are most recognizable for their construction of cone-shaped webs. The family contains several genera which actively hunt for prey by using their webs to slingshot themselves towards prey. Genera , the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera: *''Andasta'' Simon, 1895 – Seychelles, Malaysia, Sri Lanka *''Baalzebub'' Coddington, 1986 – Central America, Brazil, Australia, China *''Chthonopes'' Wunderlich, 2011 – Laos *''Chthonos'' Coddington, 1986 – Ecuador, Brazil, Peru *''Coddingtonia'' Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 – Malaysia, Laos *''Cuacuba'' Prete, Cizauskas & Brescovit, 2018 *''Epeirotypus'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 – Mexico, Costa Rica *''Epilineutes'' Coddington, 1986 – Mexico, Brazil *''Karstia'' Chen, 2010 – China *''Menglunia'' Zhao & Li, 2012 – China *''Naatlo'' Coddington, 1986 – Central America, South America, Trinidad and Tobago *' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Naatlo
''Naatlo'' is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Jonathan A. Coddington in 1986. Behaviour They use their web as a high speed slingshot to actively hunt for prey. Spiders in the genus have been observed to slingshot themselves at speeds exceeding 1.0m/s with accelerations exceeding 250m/s2. Species it contains seven species, found in South America, Panama, Costa Rica, on Tobago, and Trinidad: *''Naatlo fauna'' ( Simon, 1897) – Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil *''Naatlo maturaca'' Rodrigues & Lise, 2008 – Brazil *''Naatlo mayzana'' Dupérré & Tapia, 2017 – Ecuador *''Naatlo serrana'' Rodrigues & Lise, 2008 – Brazil *''Naatlo splendida'' (Taczanowski, 1874) – Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil. ote, date wrong in several works as 1879*''Naatlo sutila'' Coddington, 1986 (type) – Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Peru, Brazil, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ogulnius
''Ogulnius'' is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1882. Species it contains eighteen species, found in the Caribbean, South America, Asia, and Panama: *''Ogulnius barbandrewsi'' Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 – China *''Ogulnius clarus'' Keyserling, 1886 – Brazil *''Ogulnius cubanus'' Archer, 1958 – Cuba *''Ogulnius fulvus'' Bryant, 1945 – Hispaniola *''Ogulnius gertschi'' Archer, 1953 – Panama *''Ogulnius gloriae'' ( Petrunkevitch, 1930) – Puerto Rico *''Ogulnius hapalus'' Zhao & Li, 2012 – China *''Ogulnius hayoti'' Lopez, 1994 – Martinique *''Ogulnius infumatus'' Simon, 1898 – St. Vincent *''Ogulnius laranka'' Dupérré & Tapia, 2017 – Ecuador *''Ogulnius latus'' Bryant, 1948 – Hispaniola *''Ogulnius obscurus'' Keyserling, 1886 – Peru, Brazil *''Ogulnius obtectus'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 (type) – Brazil, Colombia, Peru *''Ogulnius paku'' Dupérré & Tapia, 2017 – Ecuador *''Ogulnius pallisteri'' Ar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Karstia
''Karstia'' is a genus of Asian ray spiders that was first described by H. M. Chen in 2010. Species it contains five species, found in China: *''Karstia coddingtoni'' (Zhu, Zhang & Chen, 2001) – China *''Karstia cordata'' Dou & Lin, 2012 – China *''Karstia nitida'' Zhao & Li, 2012 – China *''Karstia prolata'' Zhao & Li, 2012 – China *''Karstia upperyangtzica'' Chen, 2010 (type Type may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc. * Data type, collection of values used for computations. * File type * TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file. * Ty ...) – China See also * List of Theridiosomatidae species References Further reading * * * * Araneomorphae genera Spiders of China Theridiosomatidae {{Theridiosomatidae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wendilgarda
''Wendilgarda'' is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886. Species it contains fourteen species and one subspecies, found in Asia, the Caribbean, Central America, São Tomé and Príncipe, Brazil, and Mexico: *''Wendilgarda assamensis'' Fage, 1924 – India, China *''Wendilgarda atricolor'' ( Simon, 1907) – São Tomé and Príncipe *''Wendilgarda clara'' Keyserling, 1886 – Caribbean, Guatemala to Brazil *''Wendilgarda galapagensis'' Archer, 1953 – Costa Rica (Cocos Is.) *''Wendilgarda housaiyuae'' Lin & Li, 2022 – China *''Wendilgarda liliwensis'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines *''Wendilgarda mexicana'' Keyserling, 1886 (type) – Mexico, Central America, Cuba *''Wendilgarda muji'' Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 – China *''Wendilgarda mustelina'' Simon, 1898 – St. Vincent **'' Wendilgarda m. arnouxi'' Lopez & Emerit, 1986 – Guadeloupe *''Wendilgarda nigra'' Keyserling, 1886 – Brazil *''Wendilgarda nipponica'' Sh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Theridiosoma
''Theridiosoma'' is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1879. They use their web as a high speed slingshot to actively hunt for prey. Description Mature spiders in this genus have a body length of 0.5–2.5 mm. The carapace ranges from dark brown to light tan, sometimes with distinct markings around the eye region or fovea, The sternum is smooth, with sparse bristles, and is usually darker towards the margin. A pit organ is present on the anterior margin of the sternum, at both corners. The abdomen is ovoid in shape, and taller than wide or long; the dorsal side of the abdomen often bears a light, thin median band and/or symmetrical light spots, the ventral side is dark. The metatarsi of the legs are typically shorter than the tibiae. As with other spiders in the family, the tibiae of the 3rd and 4th legs bear a group of long, vibration-sensitive trichobothria. Species in this genus exhibit only slight sexual dimorphism; males ar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Plato (spider)
''Plato'' is a genus of ray spider (family Theridiosomatidae). The American biologist Jonathan A. Coddington named and circumscribed the genus in 1986. It is a Neotropical genus and it is limited to South America. , nine species are recognized. They are found in caves and have a distinctive cubic egg sac. The generic name comes from the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. Description The head region of the carapace is tan, and not especially elevated. The sternum is also tan, sometimes darker, as wide as long, convex, and rounds towards the rear. The abdomen is light grey or tan, with no clear markings, and bears sparse setae. The legs are long and slender, pale tan in colour without annulations. Although the genus is troglobitic, they have no specific modifications for living in caves or other dark places. The clypeal height is 3x the diameter of the AME. All of the eyes are roughly the same size, although the lateral eyes may be slightly smaller. The AME are separated by half ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Baalzebub (spider)
''Baalzebub'' is a genus of ray spiders first described by Jonathan A. Coddington in 1986. Spiders in this genus typically live in dark environments, like caves. Species it contains seven extant and one fossil species: * '' B. acutum'' Prete, Cizauskas & Brescovit, 2016 — Brazil * '' B. albonotatus'' (Petrunkevitch, 1930) — Puerto Rico * '' B. baubo'' Coddington, 1986 — Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil * '' B. brauni'' (Wunderlich, 1976) — Australia (Queensland) * '' B. nemesis'' Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 — China * '' B. rastrarius'' Zhao & Li, 2012 — China * '' B. youyiensis'' Zhao & Li, 2012 — China * ?†'' B. mesozoicum'' - Vendée amber, France, Turonian later considered to be stem-Theridiosomatidae The ray spiders (Theridiosomatidae) are a family of spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1881. They are most recognizable for their construction of cone-shaped webs. The family contains several genera which actively hunt for prey by using ... Referenc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Epeirotypus
''Epeirotypus'' is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1894. Description Adult ''Epeirotypus'' species have a body length of 1–3 mm. The carapace ranges in colour from light yellow to almost black, and the head region is not elevated. The sternum is smooth, convex, and rounded to the rear. The abdomen is ovoid, usually with a dorsal pattern which varies by species and sometimes bearing posterior lateral tubercules. The legs are short and stout, light tan or sometimes dark with annulations. The femoral length is – the total width of the carapace, and the tarsi bear an irregular group of serrated hairs on the ventral side. They have eight eyes, all approximately equal in size. The AME are separated by half their diameter and the PME typically separated by their diameter. Species it contains three species, found in China, Costa Rica, and Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Andasta
''Andasta'' is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895. Species it contains four species, found in Asia and on the Seychelles: *'' Andasta benoiti'' (Roberts, 1978) – Seychelles *'' Andasta cyclosina'' Simon, 1901 – Malaysia *'' Andasta semiargentea'' Simon, 1895 (type) – Sri Lanka *'' Andasta siltte'' Saaristo, 1996 – Seychelles (Silhouette Island Silhouette Island lies northwest of Mahé in the Seychelles. It is the third largest granitic island in the Seychelles. It has an area of 20.1 km2 and has a population of 200, mostly workers on the island. The main settlement is La Passe ...) See also * List of Theridiosomatidae species References Further reading * * * * * Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia Theridiosomatidae {{Theridiosomatidae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chthonos
''Chthonos'' is a genus of South American ray spiders that was created by Jonathan A. Coddington in 1986 because the previous name was preoccupied. Originally placed with the Orb-weaver_spiders under the name ''Tecmessa'', it was transferred to the ray spiders in 1986. Species it contains five species, found in Peru, Brazil, and Ecuador: *''Chthonos kuyllur'' Dupérré & Tapia, 2017 – Ecuador *''Chthonos pectorosa'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882) (type) – Brazil *''Chthonos peruana'' (Keyserling, 1886) – Peru *''Chthonos quinquemucronata'' ( Simon, 1893) – Brazil *''Chthonos tuberosa'' (Keyserling, 1886) – Brazil Formerly included: *''C. tetrabuna'' (Archer, 1965) (Transferred to ''Ogulnius ''Ogulnius'' is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1882. Species it contains eighteen species, found in the Caribbean, South America, Asia, and Panama: *''Ogulnius barbandrewsi'' Miller, Griswold & ...'') See also * List of Therid ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Coddingtonia
''Coddingtonia'' is a genus of Asian ray spiders that was first described by J. A. Miller, C. E. Griswold, & C. M. Yin in 2009. It is a senior synonym of ''Luangnam''. Species it contains six species, all found in Asia: *''Coddingtonia anaktakun'' Labarque & Griswold, 2014 – Malaysia *''Coddingtonia discobulbus'' (Wunderlich, 2011) – Laos *''Coddingtonia erhuan'' Feng & Lin, 2019 – China *''Coddingtonia euryopoides'' Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 (type) – China *''Coddingtonia huifengi'' Feng & Lin, 2019 – Indonesia ( Sumatra) *''Coddingtonia lizu'' Feng & Lin, 2019 – China (Hainan Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slight ...) See also * List of Theridiosomatidae species References Further reading * * * Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Asia Theridioso ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zoma (spider)
''Zoma'' is a genus of ray spiders that was first described by Michael I. Saaristo in 1996. it contains three species, found in Japan, China, and on the Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, ...: '' Z. dibaiyin'', '' Z. fascia'', and '' Z. zoma''. See also * List of Theridiosomatidae species References Further reading * * * Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia Theridiosomatidae {{Theridiidae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |