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Ganthela Yundingensis
''Ganthela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2015 by Xu & Kuntner. , it contains 7 species, all of them from China. Species ''Ganthela'' comprises the following species: *''Ganthela cipingensis'' (Wang, 1989) *''Ganthela jianensis'' Xu, Kuntner & Chen, 2015 *''Ganthela qingyuanensis'' Xu, Kuntner & Liu, 2015 *''Ganthela venus'' Xu, 2015 *''Ganthela wangjiangensis'' Xu, Kuntner & Liu, 2015 *''Ganthela xianyouensis ''Ganthela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2015 by Xu & Kuntner. , it contains 7 species, all of them from China. Species ''Ganthela'' comprises the following species: *''Ganthela cipingensis'' (Wang ...'' Xu, Kuntner & Chen, 2015 *'' Ganthela yundingensis'' Xu, 2015 References Liphistiidae Mesothelae genera Spiders of China {{Spider-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liphistiidae
The spider family Liphistiidae, recognized by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869, comprises 8 genera and about 100 species of medium-sized spiders from Southeast Asia, China, and Japan. They are among the most basal living spiders, belonging to the suborder Mesothelae. In Japan, the Kimura spider (''Heptathela kimurai'') is well known. Biology Liphistiidae are tube-dwelling spiders that construct rudimentary trap-doors. They spend most of their time here and are rarely seen above ground. The medium to large spiders range from long. They are characterized by their downward pointing, daggerlike chelicerae, and the segmented series of plates on the upper surface of the abdomen. The carapace is mostly flat, though it can be slightly elevated near the head. The eyes are distinctly clustered together on a single nodule. Anterior median eyes are small, but posterior median eyes are large and round. The lateral eyes are long and kidney-shaped. The distal leg segments have strong spines and thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |