Chanea

	Chanea ''Chanea'' is a genus of Chinese spiders in the family Mysmenidae first discovered in 2009. The name is derived from the Chinese word for "coil", referring to the coiled whip-like extension of the palpal bulb The two palpal bulbs – also known as palpal organs and genital bulbs – are the copulatory organs of a male spider. They are borne on the last segment of the pedipalps (the front "limbs" of a spider), giving the spider an appearance often desc ..., a defining characteristic of the genus. There are two species in the genus, one described in 2009 and the other in 2016. References Araneomorphae genera Spiders of China {{Araneomorphae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mysmenidae Mysmenidae is a spider family with about 135 described species in thirteen genera. The family is one of the least well known of the orb-weaving spiders because of their small size () and cryptic behaviour. These spiders are found in humid habitats such as among leaf litter and in caves. Distribution Species occur in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, New Guinea and several islands. Genera , the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera: ''Brasilionata'' Wunderlich, 1995 — Brazil '' Chanea'' Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 — China ''Gaoligonga'' Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 — Vietnam ''Isela'' Griswold, 1985 — Kenya, South Africa ''Maymena'' Gertsch, 1960 — North America, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Central America, Peru ''Microdipoena'' Banks, 1895 — Africa, United States, Paraguay, Asia, Oceania '' Mosu'' Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 — China ''Mysmena'' Simon, 1894 — Oceania, Asia, Caribbean, North America, Algeria, Spain, South America, Pana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Pedipalp Pedipalps (commonly shortened to palps or palpi) are the second pair of appendages of chelicerates – a group of arthropods including spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders. The pedipalps are lateral to the chelicerae ("jaws") and anterior to the first pair of walking legs. Overview Pedipalps are composed of six segments or articles: the coxa, the trochanter, the femur, the short patella, the tibia, and the tarsus. In spiders, the coxae frequently have extensions called maxillae or gnathobases, which function as mouth parts with or without some contribution from the coxae of the anterior legs. The limbs themselves may be simple tactile organs outwardly resembling the legs, as in spiders, or chelate weapons ( pincers) of great size, as in scorpions. The pedipalps of Solifugae are covered in setae, but have not been studied in detail. Comparative studies of pedipalpal morphology may suggest that leg-like pedipalps are primitive in arachnids. At present, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Araneomorphae Genera 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]