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Pholcidae
The Pholcidae are a family of araneomorph spiders. The family contains over 1,800 individual species of pholcids, including those commonly known as cellar spider, daddy long-legs spider, carpenter spider, daddy long-legger, vibrating spider, gyrating spider, long daddy, and skull spider. The family, first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1850, is divided into 94 genera. The common name "daddy long-legs" is used for several species, especially ''Pholcus phalangioides'', but is also the common name for several other arthropod groups, including harvestmen and crane flies. Appearance Pholcids are thin and delicate arachnids. The body, resembling the shape of a peanut, is approximately 2–10 mm (0.08–0.39 inch) in length, and the legs may be up to 50 mm (1.97 inches) long. ''Pholcus'' and ''Smeringopus'' have cylindrical abdomens and eyes arranged in two lateral groups of three and two smaller median contiguous eyes. Arrangements of eight and six ey ...
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Pholcus Phalangioides
''Pholcus phalangioides'', commonly known as daddy long-legs spider or long-bodied cellar spider, is a spider of the family Pholcidae. It is also known as the skull spider, since its cephalothorax resembles a human skull. This is the only spider species described by the Swiss entomologist Johann Kaspar Füssli, who first recorded it in 1775. Its common name of "daddy long-legs" should not be confused with a different arachnid group with the same common name, the harvestman (Opiliones). Females have a body length of about 8 mm while males tend to be slightly smaller. The length of the spider's legs are on average 5 or 6 times the length of its body. ''Pholcus phalangioides'' has a habit of living on the ceilings of rooms, caves, garages or cellars. This spider species is considered beneficial in parts of the world because it preys on other spiders, including species considered dangerous such as redback spiders. ''Pholcus phalangioides'' is known to be harmless to humans a ...
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Crossopriza Lyoni Video
''Crossopriza'' is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893. Species it contains twenty-four species, found in Africa, Asia, Australia, the Americas, Germany and Micronesia: *'' Crossopriza dhofar'' Huber, 2022 – Oman *'' Crossopriza ghul'' Huber, 2022 – Oman *'' Crossopriza ibnsinai'' Huber, 2022 – Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan *'' Crossopriza illizi'' Huber, 2022 – Algeria *'' Crossopriza johncloudsleyi'' Deeleman-Reinhold & van Harten, 2001 – Yemen, Kenya *'' Crossopriza kandahar'' Huber, 2022 – Afghanistan *'' Crossopriza khayyami'' Huber, 2022 – Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan *'' Crossopriza kittan'' Huber, 2022 – Oman *''Crossopriza lyoni'' ( Blackwall, 1867) – Probably Africa and/or Asia. Introduced to the Americas, Germany, Australia, Micronesia *'' Crossopriza maculipes'' (Spassky, 1934) – Iraq, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan *'' Crosso ...
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List Of Pholcidae Species
This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Pholcidae. , the World Spider Catalog accepts 1820 species in 94 genera: A ''Aetana'' ''Aetana'' Huber, 2005 * '' Aetana abadae'' Huber, 2015 — Philippines * '' Aetana baganihan'' Huber, 2015 — Philippines * '' Aetana banahaw'' Huber, 2015 — Philippines * '' Aetana fiji'' Huber, 2005 — Fiji * '' Aetana gaya'' Huber, 2015 — Malaysia (Gaya Is.) * '' Aetana indah'' Huber, 2015 — Borneo * '' Aetana kinabalu'' Huber, 2005 — Borneo * '' Aetana kiukoki'' Huber, 2015 — Philippines * '' Aetana lambir'' Huber, 2015 — Borneo * '' Aetana libjo'' Huber, 2015 — Philippines * ''Aetana loboc'' Huber, 2015 — Philippines * '' Aetana lozadae'' Huber, 2015 — Philippines * '' Aetana manansalai'' Huber, 2015 — Philippines * '' Aetana mokwam'' Huber, 2019 — Indonesia (West Papua) * '' Aetana ocampoi'' Huber, 2015 — Philippines * '' Aetana omayan'' Huber, 2005 ( type) — Philippines * ''Aetana ondawamei' ...
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Harvestman
The Opiliones (formerly Phalangida) are an order of arachnids colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters, harvest spiders, or daddy longlegs. , over 6,650 species of harvestmen have been discovered worldwide, although the total number of extant species may exceed 10,000. The order Opiliones includes five suborders: Cyphophthalmi, Eupnoi, Dyspnoi, Laniatores, and Tetrophthalmi, which were named in 2014. Representatives of each extant suborder can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Well-preserved fossils have been found in the 400-million-year-old Rhynie cherts of Scotland, and 305-million-year-old rocks in France. These fossils look surprisingly modern, indicating that their basic body shape developed very early on, and, at least in some taxa, has changed little since that time. Their phylogenetic position within the Arachnida is disputed; their closest relatives may be the mites (Acari) or the Novogenuata (the Scorpiones, Pseudoscorpiones, and Solifugae). Althou ...
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Opiliones
The Opiliones (formerly Phalangida) are an order of arachnids colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters, harvest spiders, or daddy longlegs. , over 6,650 species of harvestmen have been discovered worldwide, although the total number of extant species may exceed 10,000. The order Opiliones includes five suborders: Cyphophthalmi, Eupnoi, Dyspnoi, Laniatores, and Tetrophthalmi, which were named in 2014. Representatives of each extant suborder can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Well-preserved fossils have been found in the 400-million-year-old Rhynie cherts of Scotland, and 305-million-year-old rocks in France. These fossils look surprisingly modern, indicating that their basic body shape developed very early on, and, at least in some taxa, has changed little since that time. Their phylogenetic position within the Arachnida is disputed; their closest relatives may be the mites (Acari) or the Novogenuata (the Scorpiones, Pseudoscorpiones, and Solifugae). Althou ...
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Harvestmen
The Opiliones (formerly Phalangida) are an order of arachnids colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters, harvest spiders, or daddy longlegs. , over 6,650 species of harvestmen have been discovered worldwide, although the total number of extant species may exceed 10,000. The order Opiliones includes five suborders: Cyphophthalmi, Eupnoi, Dyspnoi, Laniatores, and Tetrophthalmi, which were named in 2014. Representatives of each extant suborder can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Well-preserved fossils have been found in the 400-million-year-old Rhynie cherts of Scotland, and 305-million-year-old rocks in France. These fossils look surprisingly modern, indicating that their basic body shape developed very early on, and, at least in some taxa, has changed little since that time. Their phylogenetic position within the Arachnida is disputed; their closest relatives may be the mites (Acari) or the Novogenuata (the Scorpiones, Pseudoscorpiones, and Solifugae). Altho ...
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Crane Fly
Crane fly is a common name referring to any member of the insect family Tipulidae. Cylindrotominae, Limoniinae, and Pediciinae have been ranked as subfamilies of Tipulidae by most authors, though occasionally elevated to family rank. In the most recent classifications, only Pediciidae is now ranked as a separate family, due to considerations of paraphyly. In colloquial speech, crane flies are sometimes known as "mosquito hawks", "skeeter-eater", or "daddy longlegs", (a term also used to describe opiliones (harvestmen) and members of the spider family Pholcidae, both of which are arachnids). The larvae of crane flies are known commonly as leatherjackets. Crown group crane flies have existed since at least the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous and are found worldwide, though individual species usually have limited ranges. They are most diverse in the tropics but are also common in northern latitudes and high elevations. Tipulidae is one of the largest groups of flies, inclu ...
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House Spiders
The name house spider is a generic term for 11 different spiders commonly found around human dwellings, and may refer to their common name: * Yellow sac spider, ''Chiracanthium inclusum'', a common house spider worldwide. * Black house spider, ''Badumna Insignis'', an Australian spider also found in New Zealand; * Brown house spider, ''Steatoda grossa'', a spider with cosmopolitan distribution; * American house spider, ''Parasteatoda tepidariorum'', a cobweb spider; * Cellar spider, of the family Pholcidae, also known as daddy long-legs in North America; * Domestic house spider, ''Tegenaria domestica'', also known as barn weaver in North America; * Giant house spider, ''Eratigena atrica'' (formerly ''Tegenaria gigantea''); * Hobo spider, ''Eratigena agrestis'' (sometimes called aggressive house spider); * Geometric House Spider or House button spider, ''Latrodectus Geometricus'' (more commonly known as the brown widow); * Southern house spider, ''Kukulcania hibernalis'' ...
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Phocides
''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the Nearctic. Species * ''Phocides belus'' Godman & Salvin, 893/small> Mexico * ''Phocides charon'' (C. & R. Felder, 1859) Brazil, Paraguay * ''Phocides distans'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) ** ''P. distans distans'' Venezuela ** ''P. distans licinus'' (Möschler, 1879) Colombia, Panama ** ''P. distans silva'' Evans, 1952 Peru * ''Phocides johnsoni'' Bell, 1947 Colombia * ''Phocides lincea'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) ** ''P. lincea lincea '' Brazil ** ''P. lincea perkinsi'' (Kaye, 1931) Jamaica * ''Phocides metrodorus'' Bell, 1932 ** ''P. metrodorus metrodorus'' Colombia ** ''P. metrodorus metron'' Evans, 1952 Paraguay ** ''P. metrodorus nigrescens '' Bell, 1938 Colombia * ''Phocides novalis'' Evans, 1952 Peru * ''Phocides oreides'' (Hewitson, ...
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Araneomorphae
The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their close kin), where they point straight down. Araneomorphs comprise the vast majority of living spiders. Distinguishing characteristics Most spider species are Araneomorphae, which have fangs that face towards each other, increasing the orientations they can employ during prey capture. They have fewer book lungs (when present), and the females typically live one year. The Mygalomorphae have fangs that face towards the ground, and which are parallel to the long axis of the spider's body, thus they have only one orientation they can employ during prey capture. They have four pairs of book lungs, and the females often live many years. Image:Atrax robustus.jpg, This ''Atrax robustus'' shows the orientation of Myglamorphae fangs. Image:Che ...
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Spider
Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all orders of organisms. Spiders are found worldwide on every continent except for Antarctica, and have become established in nearly every land habitat. , 50,356 spider species in 132 families have been recorded by taxonomists. However, there has been debate among scientists about how families should be classified, with over 20 different classifications proposed since 1900. Anatomically, spiders (as with all arachnids) differ from other arthropods in that the usual body segments are fused into two tagmata, the cephalothorax or prosoma, and the opisthosoma, or abdomen, and joined by a small, cylindrical pedicel, however, as there is currently neither paleontological nor embryological evidence that spiders ever had ...
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Agelenidae
The Agelenidae are a large family of spiders in the suborder Araneomorphae. Well-known examples include the common "grass spiders" of the genus ''Agelenopsis''. Nearly all Agelenidae are harmless to humans, but the bite of the hobo spider (''Eratigena agrestis'') may be medically significant, and some evidence suggests it might cause necrotic lesions, but the matter remains subject to debate. The most widely accepted common name for members of the family is funnel weaver. Description The body length of the smallest Agelenidae spiders are about , excluding the legs, while the larger species grow to long. Some exceptionally large species, such as ''Eratigena atrica'', may reach in total leg span. Agelenids have eight eyes in two horizontal rows of four. Their cephalothorax, cephalothoraces narrow somewhat towards the front where the eyes are. Their abdomens are more or less oval, usually patterned with two rows of lines and spots. Some species have longitudinal lines on the dorsa ...
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