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Parasteatoda Songi
''Parasteatoda'' is a genus of Theridiidae, comb-footed spiders that was first described by Allan Frost Archer in 1946. The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek "wikt:παρά, para-" (), meaning "near" or "next to", and the theridiid genus ''Steatoda''. The Japanese language, Japanese name for this genus is ''O-himogumo zoku'' ("thread silk spider family"). Description ''Parasteatoda'' species have a characteristic teardrop-shaped abdomen, with the anterior section much higher than the carapace and the spinnerets pointed downwards. The abdomen's colouration is highly variable, both between and often within species. They have slight sexual dimorphism; males are visually similar to females, although slightly smaller. Species It is mostly an Old World genus, with many species found in Asia and New Guinea, though the distribution reaches into Europe. A few species originate from the New World, but many have been introduced, and they are becoming more widespread in the America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Frost Archer
Allan Frost Archer (January 22, 1908 – 1994, fl. 1940–1971), U.S. arachnologist, entomologist and malacologist. He was the curator of Arachnida at the Alabama Museum of Natural History, University, Alabama. Archer was active in the latter half of the twentieth century, especially between 1940 and 1971, when he Species description, described numerous species of arachnids and snails in a number of states in the United States and elsewhere. The World Spider Catalog lists 29 genus, genera of spiders named by Archer, of which 16 are still accepted . Allen Frost Archer was the author of about 26 scientific papers and was responsible for describing a number of terrestrial snail taxa in his malacological career which spanned over 30 years. His specimen collection of 1600 lots of terrestrial snails seems to have passed to Dr. John C. Hurd (LaGrange College, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia) and subsequently to the Auburn University Natural History Learning Center and Museum (AUNHLCM) in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
