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Pisaurid
Nursery web spiders (Pisauridae) are a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1890. Females of the family are known for building special nursery webs. When their eggs are about to hatch, a female spider builds a tent-like web, places her egg sac inside, and stands guard outside, hence the family's common name. Like wolf spiders, however, nursery web spiders are roaming hunters that do not 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 enemies. They can jump a distance of , but they have trouble climbing extremely smooth surfaces such as glass. The name "nursery web spider" is especially given to the European species ''Pisaura mirabilis''. Adult female specimens may reach up to 15 mm in length, excluding legs. The legs of the male are l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blandinia
''Blandinia'' is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Pisauridae. It was first described in 2016 by Tonini ''et al''. as a replacement name for ''Ransonia''. , it contains only one species, ''Blandinia mahasoana'', from Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f .... References Pisauridae Monotypic Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Madagascar {{pisauridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabah
Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah has land borders with the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and Indonesia's North Kalimantan province to the south. The Federal Territory (Malaysia), Federal Territory of Labuan is an island just off Sabah's west coast. Sabah shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the west and the Philippines to the north and east. Kota Kinabalu is the state capital and the economic centre of the state, and the seat of the Government of Sabah, Sabah State government. Other major towns in Sabah include Sandakan and Tawau. The 2020 census recorded a population of 3,418,785 in the state. It has an equatorial climate with tropical rainforests, abundant with animal and plant species. The state has long mountain ranges on the west side which forms part of the Crocker Range National Park. Kinabatangan River, the second longest river in Malaysia runs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Architis
''Architis'' is a genus of nursery web spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898. Species it contains twenty-one species, found only in South America, Panama, and on Trinidad: *'' Architis altamira'' Santos, 2007 – Brazil *'' Architis amazonica'' (Simon, 1898) – Brazil *'' Architis brasiliensis'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1940) – Brazil *'' Architis capricorna'' Carico, 1981 – Brazil, Argentina *''Architis catuaba'' Santos, 2008 – Brazil, Peru *'' Architis colombo'' Santos, 2007 – Brazil *'' Architis comaina'' Santos, 2007 – Peru *'' Architis cymatilis'' Carico, 1981 – Trinidad, Colombia to Brazil *'' Architis dianasilvae'' Santos, 2007 – Peru *'' Architis erwini'' Santos, 2007 – Ecuador *'' Architis fritzmuelleri'' Santos, 2007 – Brazil *'' Architis gracilis'' Santos, 2008 – Brazil *'' Architis helveola'' (Simon, 1898) – Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil *'' Architis ikuruwa'' Carico, 1981 – Guyana, Suriname, Peru, Bolivia *'' Architis maturaca' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hala (spider)
''Hala'' is a genus of Malagasy nursery web spiders that was first described by R. Jocqué in 1994. it contains only two species, found only on Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...: '' H. impigra'' and '' H. paulyi''. See also * List of Pisauridae species References Araneomorphae genera Pisauridae Spiders of Madagascar {{Pisauridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euprosthenopsis
''Euprosthenopsis'' is a genus of African nursery web spiders that was first described by P. Blandin in 1974. Species it contains seven species and one subspecies, found only in Africa: *'' Euprosthenopsis armata'' (Strand, 1913) (type) – Central, East Africa *'' Euprosthenopsis lamorali'' Blandin, 1977 – South Africa *'' Euprosthenopsis lesserti'' ( Roewer, 1955) – East Africa **'' Euprosthenopsis l. garambensis'' (Lessert, 1928) – Central Africa *'' Euprosthenopsis pulchella'' ( Pocock, 1902) – South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini *'' Euprosthenopsis rothschildi'' Blandin, 1977 – Kenya *'' Euprosthenopsis vachoni'' Blandin, 1977 – Djibouti *'' Euprosthenopsis vuattouxi'' Blandin, 1977 – Ivory Coast See also * 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 * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euprosthenops
''Euprosthenops'' is a genus of nursery web spiders that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. Species it contains ten species and one subspecies, found only in Africa, India and Israel: *'' Euprosthenops australis'' Simon, 1898 – Senegal, Nigeria, Zambia, Botswana, South Africa *''Euprosthenops bayaonianus'' (Brito Capello, 1867) (type) – West, Central, East Africa *'' Euprosthenops benoiti'' Blandin, 1976 – Rwanda *'' Euprosthenops biguttatus'' Roewer, 1955 – Congo, Namibia *'' Euprosthenops ellioti'' ( O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877) – India *'' Euprosthenops insperatus'' Zonstein & Marusik, 2021 – Israel *'' Euprosthenops pavesii'' Lessert, 1928 – Central, East Africa *'' Euprosthenops proximus'' Lessert, 1916 – Central, East, Southern Africa **'' Euprosthenops p. maximus'' Blandin, 1976 – Ivory Coast *'' Euprosthenops schenkeli'' (Roewer, 1955) – East Africa *'' Euprosthenops wuehlischi'' Roewer, 1955 – Namibia See also * List of Pisaurid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eucamptopus
''Eucamptopus'' is a monotypic genus of Indian nursery web spiders containing a single species, ''Eucamptopus coronatus''. It was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1900, and is only found in India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since .... See also * List of Pisauridae species References Monotypic Araneomorphae genera Pisauridae Spiders of the Indian subcontinent Taxa named by R. I. Pocock {{Pisauridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dendrolycosa
''Dendrolycosa'' is a genus of nursery web spiders that was first described by Carl Ludwig Doleschall in 1859. Species it contains seventeen species, found only in Oceania, Africa, and Asia: *'' Dendrolycosa bairdi'' Jäger, 2011 – Laos *'' Dendrolycosa bobbiliensis'' (Reddy & Patel, 1993) – India *''Dendrolycosa cruciata'' ( Roewer, 1955) – Tanzania *'' Dendrolycosa duckitti'' Jäger, 2011 – Laos, Indonesia (Sumatra) *'' Dendrolycosa fusca'' Doleschall, 1859 (type) – Indonesia (Ambon) *'' Dendrolycosa gitae'' ( Tikader, 1970) – India (mainland, Andaman Is.) *'' Dendrolycosa icadia'' ( L. Koch, 1876) – Australia (Queensland) *'' Dendrolycosa kakadu'' Raven & Hebron, 2018 – Australia (Northern Territory) *'' Dendrolycosa lepida'' ( Thorell, 1890) – Indonesia (Sumatra) *'' Dendrolycosa ornata'' (Berland, 1924) – New Caledonia *''Dendrolycosa parangbusta'' (Barrion & Litsinger, 1995) – Philippines *''Dendrolycosa putiana'' (Barrion & Litsinger, 1995) – Phili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conakrya
''Conakrya'' is a monotypic genus of Guinean nursery web spiders containing the single species, ''Conakrya wolffi''. It was first described by Günter E. W. Schmidt in 1956, and is only found in Guinea. See also * 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'' ... References Monotypic Araneomorphae genera Pisauridae Spiders of Africa {{Pisauridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cladycnis
''Cladycnis'' is a monotypic genus of nursery web spiders containing the single species, ''Cladycnis insignis''. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898, and is endemic to the Canary Islands. See also * 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'' ... References Monotypic Araneomorphae genera Pisauridae Spiders of the Canary Islands {{Pisauridae-stub Endemic fauna of the Canary Islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cispius (spider)
''Cispius'' is a genus of African nursery web spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898. Species it contains nine species, found only in Africa: *'' Cispius affinis'' Lessert, 1916 – East Africa *'' Cispius bidentatus'' Lessert, 1936 – Central, East Africa *'' Cispius kimbius'' Blandin, 1978 – South Africa *'' Cispius maruanus'' ( Roewer, 1955) – West, Central Africa *''Cispius problematicus'' Blandin, 1978 – Congo *'' Cispius simoni'' Lessert, 1915 – East Africa *'' Cispius strandi'' Caporiacco, 1947 – East Africa *'' Cispius thorelli'' Blandin, 1978 – Congo *'' Cispius variegatus'' Simon, 1898 (type) – Congo See also * 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'' ... References Araneomorphae genera Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cispinilus
''Cispinilus'' is a monotypic genus of Central African nursery web spiders containing the single species, ''Cispinilus flavidus''. It was first described by Carl Friedrich Roewer in 1955, and is only found in Africa. See also * 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'' ... References Monotypic Araneomorphae genera Pisauridae Spiders of Africa Taxa named by Carl Friedrich Roewer {{Pisauridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |