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Damarchus (spider)
''Damarchus'' is a genus of Asian mygalomorph spiders in the family Bemmeridae, first described by Tamerlan Thorell Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Sweden, Swedish arachnologist. Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale de Genoa. He corresponded with other arachnologists, such as Oc ... in 1891. ''Damarchus workmani'' is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of March. Species it contained 6 species: *'' Damarchus assamensis'' Hirst, 1909 — India *'' Damarchus bifidus'' Gravely, 1935 – India *'' Damarchus cavernicola'' Abraham, 1924 — Malaysia *'' Damarchus montanus'' (Thorell, 1890) — Indonesia (Sumatra) *'' Damarchus oatesi'' Thorell, 1895 — Myanmar *'' Damarchus workmani'' Thorell, 1891 — Singapore References Mygalomorphae genera Bemmeridae {{Mygalomorphae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damarchus Workmani
Damarchus ( el, Δάμαρχος) or Demaenetus was a victorious Olympic boxer from Parrhasia (Arcadia) who is said to have changed his shape into that of a wolf at the festival of Lycaea, only to become a man again after ten years.St. Augustine, '' The City of God'', Book XVIII, Chapter 17 Pausanias investigated the story for his famous work ''Description of Greece'' and, while he seems to believe that Damarchus the boxer did indeed exist, he notes that Damarchus' inscription at Olympia mentions nothing about his supposed metamorphosis to a wolf. Pausanias, ''Description of Greece'', 8.2.6 The festival of Lycaea involved human sacrifice to Zeus. A young boy was killed and then consumed by one of the participants, in this case by Damarchus, and as a result Zeus would transform the cannibal into a wolf. Pliny, '' The Natural History'', Chapter 34.(22.) According to Pausanias, the werewolf could once again live as a man provided he abstained from human flesh for nine years; if, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name or the specific epithet (in botanical nomenclature, also sometimes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mygalomorphae
The Mygalomorphae, or mygalomorphs, are an infraorder of spiders, and comprise one of three major groups of living spiders with over 3000 species, found on all continents except Antarctica. Many members are known as trapdoor spiders due to them forming trapdoors over their burrows. Other prominent groups include Australian funnel web spiders and tarantulas, with the latter accounting for around one third of all mygalomorphs. Description This group of spiders comprises mostly heavy-bodied, stout-legged spiders including tarantulas, Australian funnel-web spiders, mouse spiders, and various families of spiders commonly called trapdoor spiders. Like the " primitive" suborder of spiders Mesothelae, they have two pairs of book lungs, and downward-pointing chelicerae. Because of this, the two groups were once believed to be closely related. Later it was realized that the common ancestors of all spiders had these features (a state known as symplesiomorphy). Following the branching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bemmeridae
''Bemmeridae'' is a family of African and Asian mygalomorph spiders that was first described as the tribe ''Bemmereae'' by Eugène Simon in 1903. It was elevated to a subfamily of funnel-web trapdoor spiders (''Bemmerinae'') in 1985, then to its own family in 2020. Genera , the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera: *'' Atmetochilus'' Simon, 1887 *''Damarchus Damarchus ( el, Δάμαρχος) or Demaenetus was a victorious Olympic boxer from Parrhasia (Arcadia) who is said to have changed his shape into that of a wolf at the festival of Lycaea, only to become a man again after ten years. St. Augusti ...'' Thorell, 1891 – India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore *'' Homostola'' Simon, 1892 – South Africa *'' Spiroctenus'' Simon, 1889 – South Africa References {{Taxonbar, from=Q96679891 Mygalomorphae families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamerlan Thorell
Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Sweden, Swedish arachnologist. Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale de Genoa. He corresponded with other arachnologists, such as Octavius Pickard-Cambridge, Eugène Simon and Thomas Workman (entomologist), Thomas Workman. He described more than 1,000 spider species during his time from the 1850 to 1900. Thorell wrote: ''On European Spiders'' (1869) and ''Synonym of European Spiders'' (1870-73). Taxonomic honors The Orb-weaver spider genus ''Thorellina'' and the jumping spider genus ''Thorelliola'' are named after him, as well as about 30 species of spiders: * ''Araneus thorelli'' (Roewer, 1942) (Myanmar) (Araneidae) * ''Gasteracantha thorelli'' Keyserling, 1864 (Madagascar) (Araneidae) * ''Leviellus thorelli'' (Ausserer, 1871) (Europe) (Araneidae) * ''Mandjelia thorelli'' (Raven, 1990) (Queensland) (Barychelidae) * ''Clubiona thorelli'' Roewer, 1951 (Sumatra) (Clubi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damarchus Assamensis
Damarchus ( el, Δάμαρχος) or Demaenetus was a victorious Olympic boxer from Parrhasia (Arcadia) who is said to have changed his shape into that of a wolf at the festival of Lycaea, only to become a man again after ten years.St. Augustine, '' The City of God'', Book XVIII, Chapter 17 Pausanias investigated the story for his famous work ''Description of Greece'' and, while he seems to believe that Damarchus the boxer did indeed exist, he notes that Damarchus' inscription at Olympia mentions nothing about his supposed metamorphosis to a wolf. Pausanias, ''Description of Greece'', 8.2.6 The festival of Lycaea involved human sacrifice to Zeus. A young boy was killed and then consumed by one of the participants, in this case by Damarchus, and as a result Zeus would transform the cannibal into a wolf. Pliny, '' The Natural History'', Chapter 34.(22.) According to Pausanias, the werewolf could once again live as a man provided he abstained from human flesh for nine years; if, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damarchus Bifidus
Damarchus ( el, Δάμαρχος) or Demaenetus was a victorious Olympic boxer from Parrhasia (Arcadia) who is said to have changed his shape into that of a wolf at the festival of Lycaea, only to become a man again after ten years.St. Augustine, '' The City of God'', Book XVIII, Chapter 17 Pausanias investigated the story for his famous work ''Description of Greece'' and, while he seems to believe that Damarchus the boxer did indeed exist, he notes that Damarchus' inscription at Olympia mentions nothing about his supposed metamorphosis to a wolf. Pausanias, ''Description of Greece'', 8.2.6 The festival of Lycaea involved human sacrifice to Zeus. A young boy was killed and then consumed by one of the participants, in this case by Damarchus, and as a result Zeus would transform the cannibal into a wolf. Pliny, '' The Natural History'', Chapter 34.(22.) According to Pausanias, the werewolf could once again live as a man provided he abstained from human flesh for nine years; if, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damarchus Cavernicola
Damarchus ( el, Δάμαρχος) or Demaenetus was a victorious Olympic boxer from Parrhasia (Arcadia) who is said to have changed his shape into that of a wolf at the festival of Lycaea, only to become a man again after ten years.St. Augustine, '' The City of God'', Book XVIII, Chapter 17 Pausanias investigated the story for his famous work ''Description of Greece'' and, while he seems to believe that Damarchus the boxer did indeed exist, he notes that Damarchus' inscription at Olympia mentions nothing about his supposed metamorphosis to a wolf. Pausanias, ''Description of Greece'', 8.2.6 The festival of Lycaea involved human sacrifice to Zeus. A young boy was killed and then consumed by one of the participants, in this case by Damarchus, and as a result Zeus would transform the cannibal into a wolf. Pliny, '' The Natural History'', Chapter 34.(22.) According to Pausanias, the werewolf could once again live as a man provided he abstained from human flesh for nine years; if, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damarchus Montanus
Damarchus ( el, Δάμαρχος) or Demaenetus was a victorious Olympic boxer from Parrhasia (Arcadia) who is said to have changed his shape into that of a wolf at the festival of Lycaea, only to become a man again after ten years.St. Augustine, '' The City of God'', Book XVIII, Chapter 17 Pausanias investigated the story for his famous work ''Description of Greece'' and, while he seems to believe that Damarchus the boxer did indeed exist, he notes that Damarchus' inscription at Olympia mentions nothing about his supposed metamorphosis to a wolf. Pausanias, ''Description of Greece'', 8.2.6 The festival of Lycaea involved human sacrifice to Zeus. A young boy was killed and then consumed by one of the participants, in this case by Damarchus, and as a result Zeus would transform the cannibal into a wolf. Pliny, '' The Natural History'', Chapter 34.(22.) According to Pausanias, the werewolf could once again live as a man provided he abstained from human flesh for nine years; if, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damarchus Oatesi
Damarchus ( el, Δάμαρχος) or Demaenetus was a victorious Olympic boxer from Parrhasia (Arcadia) who is said to have changed his shape into that of a wolf at the festival of Lycaea, only to become a man again after ten years.St. Augustine, '' The City of God'', Book XVIII, Chapter 17 Pausanias investigated the story for his famous work ''Description of Greece'' and, while he seems to believe that Damarchus the boxer did indeed exist, he notes that Damarchus' inscription at Olympia mentions nothing about his supposed metamorphosis to a wolf. Pausanias, ''Description of Greece'', 8.2.6 The festival of Lycaea involved human sacrifice to Zeus. A young boy was killed and then consumed by one of the participants, in this case by Damarchus, and as a result Zeus would transform the cannibal into a wolf. Pliny, '' The Natural History'', Chapter 34.(22.) According to Pausanias, the werewolf could once again live as a man provided he abstained from human flesh for nine years; if, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mygalomorphae Genera
The Mygalomorphae, or mygalomorphs, are an infraorder of spiders, and comprise one of three major groups of living spiders with over 3000 species, found on all continents except Antarctica. Many members are known as trapdoor spiders due to them forming trapdoors over their burrows. Other prominent groups include Australian funnel web spiders and tarantulas, with the latter accounting for around one third of all mygalomorphs. Description This group of spiders comprises mostly heavy-bodied, stout-legged spiders including tarantulas, Australian funnel-web spiders, mouse spiders, and various families of spiders commonly called trapdoor spiders. Like the " primitive" suborder of spiders Mesothelae, they have two pairs of book lungs, and downward-pointing chelicerae. Because of this, the two groups were once believed to be closely related. Later it was realized that the common ancestors of all spiders had these features (a state known as symplesiomorphy). Following the branching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
