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Habronattus Kawini
''Habronattus'' is a genus in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Most species are native to North America. They are commonly referred to as paradise spiders due to their colorful courtship ornaments and complex dances, similar to birds-of-paradise. Species As of 2019, there were 106 recognized species: * ''Habronattus abditus'' Griswold, 1987 – Mexico * ''Habronattus aestus'' Maddison, 2017 – Mexico * '' Habronattus agilis'' ( Banks, 1893) – USA * '' Habronattus alachua'' Griswold, 1987 – USA * '' Habronattus altanus'' (Gertsch, 1934) – North America * '' Habronattus americanus'' (Keyserling, 1885) – USA, Canada * ''Habronattus amicus'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1909) – USA * ''Habronattus ammophilus'' ( Chamberlin, 1924) – Mexico * ''Habronattus anepsius'' (Chamberlin, 1924) – USA, Mexico * ''Habronattus arcalorus'' Maddison & Maddison, 2016 – USA, Mexico? * ''Habronattus aztecanus'' (Banks, 1898) – Mexico * ''Habronattus ballatoris'' Griswold, 1987 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge
Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge (3 November 1860 – 9 February 1905) was an English arachnologist. He is sometimes confused with his uncle, Octavius Pickard-Cambridge (1828–1917), who was also an arachnologist and from whom F. O. Pickard-Cambridge picked up his enthusiasm for the study of spiders. Life F. O. Pickard-Cambridge was born in Warmwell, Dorset, where his father was rector. He became a curate at St Cuthbert's church in Carlisle for a few years after having been educated at Sherborne School and Exeter College, Oxford. He left to become a professional biological illustrator, and in 1894–1895 spent several months in the Amazon as a naturalist on board the SS ''Faraday''. He found much of interest on his voyage and began writing papers in 1896 to describe the spiders he discovered. He had a promising career ahead of him, but this promise was not to be fulfilled. Bristowe, writing in the book ''British Spiders'', 1951, said of this time in F. O. Pickard-Cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |