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Caponiidae
Caponiidae is a family of ecribellate haplogyne spiders that are unusual in a number of ways. They differ from other spiders in lacking book lungs and having the posterior median spinnerets anteriorly displaced to form a transverse row with the anterior lateral spinnerets. Most species have only two eyes, which is also unusual among spiders. A few species of Caponiidae variously have four, six or eight eyes. In some species the number of eyes will increase when the spiderling changes its skin as it grows towards adulthood. Description These spiders of about are rarely noticed, but generally look like somewhat faded woodlouse hunter spiders in the genus ''Dysdera''. The carapace (cephalothorax or prosoma) is orange and the abdomen (opisthosoma) light gray. The two-eyed species have their two eyes in the anterior middle of the carapace. Eye numbers Caponiidae are unusual in the degree to which the eye number varies. In this they surpass even the family Cybaeidae in which some s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Caponiidae Species
This page lists all described species of the spider family Caponiidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog : C ''Calponia'' '' Calponia'' Platnick, 1993 * '' C. harrisonfordi'' Platnick, 1993 ( type) — USA ''Caponia'' '' Caponia'' Simon, 1887 * '' C. braunsi'' Purcell, 1904 — South Africa * '' C. capensis'' Purcell, 1904 — Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa * '' C. chelifera'' Lessert, 1936 — Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa * '' C. forficifera'' Purcell, 1904 — South Africa * '' C. hastifera'' Purcell, 1904 — South Africa, Mozambique * '' C. karrooica'' Purcell, 1904 — South Africa * '' C. natalensis'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874) ( type) — Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa * '' C. secunda'' Pocock, 1900 — South Africa * '' C. simoni'' Purcell, 1904 — South Africa * '' C. spiralifera'' Purcell, 1904 — South Africa ''Caponina'' '' Caponina'' Simon, 1892 * '' C. alegre'' Platnick, 1994 — Brazil * '' C. cajabamba'' Platnick, 1994 — ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraponia
''Iraponia'' is a monotypic genus of Asian araneomorph spiders in the family Caponiidae, containing the single species, ''Iraponia scutata''. It was first described by Y. Kranz-Baltensperger, Norman I. Platnick & N. Dupérré in 2009, and has only been found in Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... References Caponiidae Monotypic Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Asia {{Caponiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caponina
''Caponina'' is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Caponiidae, first described by 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 taxonomist in history, describing over 4, ... in 1892. Species it contains twelve species: *'' Caponina alegre'' Platnick, 1994 – Brazil *'' Caponina cajabamba'' Platnick, 1994 – Peru *'' Caponina chilensis'' Platnick, 1994 – Chile *'' Caponina chinacota'' Platnick, 1994 – Colombia *'' Caponina longipes'' Simon, 1893 – Venezuela *'' Caponina notabilis'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1939) – Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina *'' Caponina papamanga'' Brescovit & Sánchez-Ruiz, 2013 – Brazil *'' Caponina paramo'' Platnick, 1994 – Colombia *'' Caponina pelegrina'' Bryant, 1940 – Cuba *'' Caponina sargi'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899 – Guatemala, Costa Rica *'' Caponina te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calponia Harrisonfordi
''Calponia'' is a monotypic genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Caponiidae, containing the single species, ''Calponia harrisonfordi''. It was first described in 1993 by Norman I. Platnick, who named the type species after the film actor Harrison Ford to thank him for narrating a documentary for the Natural History Museum in London. It has only been found in California in the United States. Description It is roughly in length, and is one of the most primitive members of its family. Unlike its more modern relatives, it has few of the family's characteristic distal leg segment modifications and retains all eight eyes. Much of its physiology is not well understood, but it is thought to eat other spiders. See also *'' Pheidole harrisonfordi'' *List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949) In biological nomenclature, organisms often receive scientific names that honor a person. A taxon (e.g. species or genus; plural: taxa) named in honor of another entity is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diploglena
''Diploglena'' is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Caponiidae, first described by William Frederick Purcell William Frederick Purcell (18 September 1866 - 3 October 1919) was an English-born South African arachnologist and zoologist. He is regarded as being the founder of modern araneology in South Africa. Early life and education Purcell was bor ... in 1904. Species it contains six species: *'' Diploglena arida'' Haddad, 2015 – South Africa *'' Diploglena capensis'' Purcell, 1904 ( type) – South Africa *'' Diploglena dippenaarae'' Haddad, 2015 – South Africa *'' Diploglena karooica'' Haddad, 2015 – Namibia, South Africa *'' Diploglena major'' Lawrence, 1928 – Namibia, Botswana, South Africa *'' Diploglena proxila'' Haddad, 2015 – South Africa References Araneomorphae genera Caponiidae Spiders of Africa Taxa named by William Frederick Purcell {{Caponiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cubanops
''Cubanops'' is a genus of Caribbean araneomorph spiders in the family Caponiidae first described by A. Sánchez-Ruiz, Norman I. Platnick & N. Dupérré in 2010. These spiders are wandering hunters, generally found at ground level, under stones, in leaf litter or in the soil, and have only been found in the West Indies. Description They are a distinctive group of relatively small spiders, growing from in body length, and are very difficult to find in nature. Although specimens have only been recorded from the Bahamas, Cuba, and Hispaniola, a few female juvenile specimens sharing the somatic characters of the genus have been taken from Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda, suggesting that ''Cubanops'' probably also occurs in Puerto Rico as well as the Virgin Islands. These spiders have tarsi that are subsegmented as well as a ventral translucent keel on their anterior metatarsi. They also have a translucent membrane connecting the anterior metatarsi and tarsi similar to those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carajas Paraua
''Carajas paraua'' is a species of spiders in the family Caponiidae Caponiidae is a family of ecribellate haplogyne spiders that are unusual in a number of ways. They differ from other spiders in lacking book lungs and having the posterior median spinnerets anteriorly displaced to form a transverse row with the a .... It was first described in 2016 by Brescovit & Sánchez-Ruiz. , it is the only member of the genus ''Carajas''. It is found in Brazil. References Caponiidae Spiders of Brazil Spiders described in 2016 {{Caponiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caponia
''Caponia'', also called eight-eyed orange lungless spiders, is an Afrotropical genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Caponiidae, first described by Eugène Simon in 1887. As the common name implies, these spiders have a tightly arranged set of eight eyes, as opposed to the related two-eyed genus ''Diploglena'', and breathe using two pairs of tracheae rather than book lungs. They are agile, nocturnal hunters, that hide by day in a variety of silk-lined retreats. Species it contains ten species: *'' Caponia braunsi'' Purcell Henry Purcell (, rare: September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer. Purcell's style of Baroque music was uniquely English, although it incorporated Italian and French elements. Generally considered among the greatest Eng ..., 1904 – South Africa *'' Caponia capensis'' Purcell, 1904 – South Africa, Mozambique *'' Caponia chelifera'' Lessert, 1936 – Mozambique *'' Caponia forficifera'' Purcell, 1904 – South Africa *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calponia
''Calponia'' is a monotypic genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Caponiidae, containing the single species, ''Calponia harrisonfordi''. It was first described in 1993 by Norman I. Platnick, who named the type species after the film actor Harrison Ford to thank him for narrating a documentary for the Natural History Museum in London. It has only been found in California in the United States. Description It is roughly in length, and is one of the most primitive members of its family. Unlike its more modern relatives, it has few of the family's characteristic distal leg segment modifications and retains all eight eyes. Much of its physiology is not well understood, but it is thought to eat other spiders. See also *''Pheidole harrisonfordi'' *List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949) In biological nomenclature, organisms often receive scientific names that honor a person. A taxon (e.g. species or genus; plural: taxa) named in honor of another entity is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nops Guanabacoae
''Nops guanabacoae'' is a species of medium-sized caponiid spider with only two eyes and carapace uniformly orange. ''N. guanabacoae'' is the type species of genus Nops, more information on this article.Sánchez-Ruiz, A. (2004) Current taxonomic status of the family Caponiidae (Arachnida, Araneae) in Cuba with the description of two new species. '' Revista Ibérica de Aracnología'' 9: 95-102/ref> Description Differ from other Nops Nokian Palloseura (abbreviated NoPS) is a sports club from Nokia, Finland. The men's football first team currently plays in the Kolmonen (Third Division) and their home ground is at the Nokian keskuskenttä. The floorball team plays in the Seco ... species by the male and female genitalia. Distribution Extensively distributed throughout the archipelago of Cuba. Habitat Soil spiders inhabiting preferably under stones and in leaf litter.Chickering, A. (1967) The genus ''Nops'' (Araneae, Caponiidae) in Panama and the West Indies. Brev. Museum Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haplogyne
The Haplogynae or haplogynes are one of the two main groups into which araneomorph spiders have traditionally been divided, the other being the Entelegynae. Morphological phylogenetic studies suggested that the Haplogynae formed a clade; more recent molecular phylogenetic studies refute this, although many of the ecribellate haplogynes do appear to form a clade, Synspermiata. Unlike the Entelegynae, haplogynes lack hardened (sclerotized) female genitalia (epigynes). Most of the species within this group have six eyes, as opposed to most other spiders. Spiders in the genus '' Tetrablemma'' (Tetrablemmidae) have only four eyes, as do some members of the family Caponiidae; caponiids may even have only two eyes. However, spiders in the family Plectreuridae have the normal eight eyes. Phylogeny The Haplogynae are one of the two major groups into which araneomorph spiders were traditionally divided, the other being the Entelegynae. In 2005, Coddington summarized the relationships of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dysderoidea
The Dysderoidea are a clade or superfamily of araneomorph spiders. The monophyly of the group, initially consisting of the four families Dysderidae, Oonopidae, Orsolobidae and Segestriidae, has consistently been recovered in phylogenetic studies. In 2014, a new family, Trogloraptoridae, was created for a recently discovered species ''Trogloraptor marchingtoni''. It was suggested that Trogloraptoridae may be the most basal member of the Dysderoidea clade. However, a later study found that Trogloraptoridae was placed outside the Dysderoidea and concluded that it was not part of this clade. Phylogeny Dysderoidea are members of the Haplogynae clade: spiders with simpler copulatory organs (palpal bulbs and epigynes) than other araneomorphs. One hypothesis for relationships within the Haplogynae is shown below. The status of the Trogloraptoridae is unclear. The family was not included in one study which otherwise found the same topography, but it was placed outside even the Filista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
