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Wall Crab Spider
Selenopidae, also called wall crab spiders, wall spiders and flatties, is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1897. It contains over 280 species in nine genera, of which ''Selenops'' is the most well-known. This family is just one of several families whose English name includes the phrase "crab spider". These spiders are often called "Flatties" due to their flattened dorsal profile. The Afrikaans name for these spiders is "Muurspinnekop." They are a variety of colors, including shades of grey, brown, yellow, and orange, with darker markings on the cephalothorax and spots or mottling on the abdomen, and annulations on the legs of most species. They are very flat dorsoventrally, and have two tarsal claws and laterigrade legs. Their running and striking speeds place them among the world’s fastest animals, making them difficult to capture, while their coloring often makes them difficult to see. Their spin is the fastest leg-driven turning maneuver of a ...
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Selenops Insularis
''Selenops insularis'' is a species of flatty in the spider family Selenopidae Selenopidae, also called wall crab spiders, wall spiders and flatties, is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1897. It contains over 280 species in nine genera, of which '' Selenops'' is the most well-known. This fa .... It is found in the United States and Greater Antilles. References Further reading * External links * Selenopidae Articles created by Qbugbot Spiders described in 1881 {{araneomorphae-stub ...
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Copal
Copal is tree resin, particularly the aromatic resins from the copal tree '' Protium copal'' ( Burseraceae) used by the cultures of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica as ceremonially burned incense and for other purposes. More generally, copal includes resinous substances in an intermediate stage of polymerization and hardening between "gummier" resins and amber. Copal that is partly mineralized is known as copaline. It is available in different forms; the hard, amber-like yellow copal is a less expensive version, while the milky white copal is more expensive. Etymology The word "copal" is derived from the Nahuatl language word , meaning "incense". History and uses Subfossil copal is well known from New Zealand (kauri gum from '' Agathis australis'' (Araucariaceae)), Japan, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, and Madagascar. It often has inclusions and is sometimes sold as "young amber". When it is treated or enhanced in an autoclave (as is sometimes done to industrialized Ba ...
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Siamspinops
''Siamspinops'' is a genus of Asian wall spiders that was first described by P. Dankittipakul & J. A. Corronca in 2009. It was merged with the monotypic genus ''Pakawops'' in 2019. Species it contains Seven species, found in Asia: *'' Siamspinops aculeatus'' ( Simon, 1901) – Malaysia *'' Siamspinops allospinosus'' Dankittipakul & Corronca, 2009 – Thailand *'' Siamspinops garoensis'' (Kadam,Tripathi & Sankaran, 2022) – India *'' Siamspinops formosensis'' (Kayashima, 1943) – Taiwan *'' Siamspinops spinescens'' Dankittipakul & Corronca, 2009 – Malaysia *'' Siamspinops spinosissimus'' Dankittipakul & Corronca, 2009 (type) – Thailand *'' Siamspinops spinosus'' Dankittipakul & Corronca, 2009 – Thailand See also * List of Selenopidae species This page lists all described species of the spider family Selenopidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog : ''Amamanganops'' '' Amamanganops'' Crews & Harvey, 2011 * '' A. baginawa'' Crews & Harvey, 2011 (type) — Philippines ...
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Makdiops
''Makdiops'' is a genus of Asian wall spiders that was first described by S. C. Crews & Mark Stephen Harvey in 2011. Species it contains six species, found in Nepal and India: *''Makdiops agumbensis'' ( Tikader, 1969) – India *''Makdiops mahishasura'' Crews & Harvey, 2011 – India *''Makdiops montigena'' (Simon, 1889) (type) – India, Nepal *''Makdiops nilgirensis'' (Reimoser, 1934) – India *''Makdiops shevaroyensis'' (Gravely, 1931) – India *''Makdiops shiva'' Crews & Harvey, 2011 – India See also * List of Selenopidae species This page lists all described species of the spider family Selenopidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog : ''Amamanganops'' '' Amamanganops'' Crews & Harvey, 2011 * '' A. baginawa'' Crews & Harvey, 2011 (type) — Philippines ''Anyphops'' ... References Araneomorphae genera Selenopidae Spiders of Asia {{Araneomorphae-stub ...
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Karaops
''Karaops'' is a genus of Australian wall spiders that was first described by S. C. Crews & Mark Stephen Harvey in 2011. Species it contains thirty-seven species, found in New South Wales, South Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia: *'' Karaops alanlongbottomi'' Crews & Harvey, 2011 – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Karaops australiensis'' ( L. Koch, 1875) – Australia (Queensland) *''Karaops badgeradda'' Crews & Harvey, 2011 – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Karaops banyjima'' Crews, 2013 – Australia (Western Australia) *''Karaops burbidgei'' Crews & Harvey, 2011 – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Karaops dawara'' Crews & Harvey, 2011 – Australia (Northern Territory) *'' Karaops deserticola'' Crews & Harvey, 2011 – Australia (South Australia) *'' Karaops ellenae'' Crews & Harvey, 2011 (type) – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Karaops feedtime'' Crews, 2013 – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Karaops forteyi'' Crews, 2013 � ...
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Hovops
''Hovops'' is a genus of Malagasy wall spiders that was first described by P. L. G. Benoit in 1968. Species it contains eleven species, found on Madagascar: *''Hovops antakarana'' Rodríguez & Corronca, 2014 – Madagascar *''Hovops betsileo'' Corronca & Rodríguez, 2011 – Madagascar *''Hovops ikongo'' Rodríguez & Corronca, 2014 – Madagascar *''Hovops legrasi'' (Simon, 1887) – Madagascar *''Hovops lidiae'' Corronca & Rodríguez, 2011 – Madagascar *''Hovops madagascariensis'' (Vinson, 1863) – Madagascar *''Hovops mariensis'' (Strand, 1908) – Madagascar *''Hovops menabe'' Rodríguez & Corronca, 2014 – Madagascar *''Hovops merina'' Corronca & Rodríguez, 2011 – Madagascar *''Hovops pusillus'' (Simon, 1887) (type) – Madagascar *''Hovops vezo'' Rodríguez & Corronca, 2014 – Madagascar See also * List of Selenopidae species This page lists all described species of the spider family Selenopidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog : ''Amamanganops'' '' Amaman ...
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Godumops
''Godumops'' is a monotypic genus of Papuan wall spiders containing the single species, ''Godumops caritus''. It was first described by S. C. Crews & Mark Stephen Harvey in 2011, and is found in Papua New Guinea. See also * List of Selenopidae species This page lists all described species of the spider family Selenopidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog : ''Amamanganops'' '' Amamanganops'' Crews & Harvey, 2011 * '' A. baginawa'' Crews & Harvey, 2011 (type) — Philippines ''Anyphops'' ... References Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea Monotypic Araneomorphae genera Selenopidae Spiders of Oceania {{Araneomorphae-stub ...
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Garcorops
''Garcorops'' is a genus of east African wall spiders that was first described by J. A. Corronca in 2003. it contains three species, found on Madagascar and Comoros: '' G. jocquei'', '' G. madagascar'', and '' G. paulyi''. In addition, one species, †''Garcorops jadis'' Bosselaers, 2004 , is only known from a fossil found in copal on Madagascar: See also * List of Selenopidae species This page lists all described species of the spider family Selenopidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog : ''Amamanganops'' '' Amamanganops'' Crews & Harvey, 2011 * '' A. baginawa'' Crews & Harvey, 2011 (type) — Philippines ''Anyphops'' ... References Araneomorphae genera Selenopidae Spiders of Africa {{Araneomorphae-stub ...
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Amamanganops
''Amamanganops'' is a monotypic genus of Filipino wall spiders containing the single species, ''Amamanganops baginawa''. It was first described by S. C. Crews & Mark Stephen Harvey in 2011, and is found in the Philippines. See also * List of Selenopidae species This page lists all described species of the spider family Selenopidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog : ''Amamanganops'' '' Amamanganops'' Crews & Harvey, 2011 * '' A. baginawa'' Crews & Harvey, 2011 (type) — Philippines ''Anyphops'' ... References Monotypic Araneomorphae genera Selenopidae Spiders of Asia {{Araneomorphae-stub ...
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World Spider Catalog
The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned with spider taxonomy. It aims to list all accepted families, genera and species, as well as provide access to the related taxonomic literature. The WSC began as a series of individual web pages in 2000, created by Norman I. Platnick Norman Ira Platnick (December 30, 1951 – April 8, 2020) was an American biological systematist and arachnologist. At the time of his death, he was a professor emeritus of the Richard Gilder Graduate School and Peter J. Solomon Family Curator Em ... of the American Museum of Natural History. After Platnick's retirement in 2014, the Natural History Museum of Bern (Switzerland) took over the catalog, converting it to a relational database. , 50,151 accepted species were listed. The order Araneae (spiders) has the seventh-most species of all orders. The existence of the World Spider Catalog makes spiders the largest taxon with an online listing that is updated regularly. It ...
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South African Flattie Spider From Kruger National Park
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz'' ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European root that the word ''sun'' derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere), like Latin meridies 'noon, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day', cf English meridional), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman 'south' from יָמִין yamin 'right', Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin 'right' and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant). Navigation By convention, the ''bottom or down-facing side'' of a ...
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Garcorops Jadis
''Garcorops jadis'' is a possibly extinct species of Wall crab spider, family Selenopidae, and at present, it is one of four known species in the genus '' Garcorops''. The species is solely known from copal found on the beach near Sambava, on the northeast coast of Madagascar. History and classification ''Garcorops jadis'' is known only from one fossil, the holotype. The single, adult male individual is preserved in a clear ''Hymenaea verrucosa'' copal specimen. The copal measures with several dipterans, a cockroach, a mite and a juvenile araneid spider also included within. The copal is currently housed in the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren, Belgium. ''G. jadis'' was first studied by Jan Bosselaers, with his March 2004 type description being published in the journal ''Zootaxa''. The specific name was coined by Jan Bosselaers as a reference to Jadis, the White Witch from the 1950 children's fantasy novel ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' by C. S. Lewis ...
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