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Poecilopachys Bispinosa
''Poecilopachys'' is a genus of Australasian orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. Species it contains five species: *''Poecilopachys australasia'' (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833) (type) – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales), Samoa *'' Poecilopachys jenningsi'' (Rainbow, 1899) – Vanuatu *''Poecilopachys minutissima'' Chrysanthus, 1971 – Papua New Guinea (New Ireland) *'' Poecilopachys speciosa'' (L. Koch Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (8 November 1825 – 1 November 1908) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was born in Regensburg, Germany, and died in Nuremberg, Germany. He studied in Nuremberg, initially law, but then turned to medicin ..., 1872) – Australia (Queensland) *'' Poecilopachys verrucosa'' (L. Koch, 1871) – New Guinea, Australia (Queensland), Samoa References Araneidae Spiders of Asia Spiders of Oceania Araneomorphae genera {{Araneidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugène Simon
Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4,000 species. Work on spiders His most significant work was ''Histoire Naturelle des Araignées'' (1892–1903), an encyclopedic treatment of the spider genera of the world. It was published in two volumes of more than 1000 pages each, and the same number of drawings by Simon. Working at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris, it took Simon 11 years to complete, while working at the same time on devising a taxonomic scheme that embraced the known taxa. Simon described a total of 4,650 species, and as of 2013 about 3,790 species are still considered valid. The International Society of Arachnology offers a Simon Award recognising lifetime achievement. The Eocene fossil spider species '' Cenotextricella simoni'' was named in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poecilopachys Australasia
''Poecilopachys australasia'', commonly known as the two-spined spider, is an Australian orb-weaving spider which has also been recorded in New Zealand since the early 1970s. The spider is nocturnal, spinning a cart-wheel-shaped web at night which it consumes in the morning. Females can be commonly found on the undersides of citrus tree leaves during the day. Distribution Two-spined spiders are native to Australia, and were first noted in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1971. Since their introduction to New Zealand, the spiders have spread south; they are now common in the northern half of the South Island, and have been found as far south as Christchurch. Description Females are about 8 mm in length and brightly coloured: the upper surface of the abdomen is yellow and olive with two white horn-like 'spines' that give this spider its common name. The front of the abdomen has a broad band of cream and yellow, and the rear has an upward pointing chevron marking against a red/y ... [...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] |
Australasia
Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand and some neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term is used in a number of different contexts, including geopolitically, physiogeographically, philologically, and ecologically, where the term covers several slightly different, but related regions. Derivation and definitions Charles de Brosses coined the term (as French ''Australasie'') in ''Histoire des navigations aux terres australes'' (1756). He derived it from the Latin for "south of Asia" and differentiated the area from Polynesia (to the east) and the southeast Pacific (Magellanica). In the late 19th century, the term Australasia was used in reference to the "Australasian colonies". In this sense it related specifically to the British colonies south of Asia: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia, Victoria (i.e., the Australian colonies) and New Zealand. Australasia found continued geopolitical attention in the earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araneidae
Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields, and forests. The English word "orb" can mean "circular", hence the English name of the group. Araneids have eight similar eyes, hairy or spiny legs, and no stridulating organs. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, including many well-known large or brightly colored garden spiders. With 3,108 species in 186 genera worldwide, the Araneidae comprise the third-largest family of spiders (behind the Salticidae and Linyphiidae). Araneid webs are constructed in a stereotypical fashion, where a framework of nonsticky silk is built up before the spider adds a final spiral of silk covered in sticky droplets. Orb webs are also produced by members of other spider families. The long-jawed orb weavers (Tetragnathidae) were formerly included in the Araneidae; they are closely related, being part of the superfamily Araneo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type Species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen(s). Article 67.1 A similar concept is used for suprageneric groups and called a type genus. In botanical nomenclature, these terms have no formal standing under the code of nomenclature, but are sometimes borrowed from zoological nomenclature. In botany, the type of a genus name is a specimen (or, rarely, an illustration) which is also the type of a species name. The species name that has that type can also be referred to as the type of the genus name. Names of genus and family ranks, the various subdivisions of those ranks, and some higher-rank names based on genus names, have such types. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poecilopachys Jenningsi
''Poecilopachys'' is a genus of Australasian orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. Species it contains five species: *''Poecilopachys australasia'' (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833) (type) – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales), Samoa *'' Poecilopachys jenningsi'' (Rainbow, 1899) – Vanuatu *''Poecilopachys minutissima'' Chrysanthus, 1971 – Papua New Guinea (New Ireland) *'' Poecilopachys speciosa'' (L. Koch Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (8 November 1825 – 1 November 1908) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was born in Regensburg, Germany, and died in Nuremberg, Germany. He studied in Nuremberg, initially law, but then turned to medicin ..., 1872) – Australia (Queensland) *'' Poecilopachys verrucosa'' (L. Koch, 1871) – New Guinea, Australia (Queensland), Samoa References Araneidae Spiders of Asia Spiders of Oceania Araneomorphae genera {{Araneidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poecilopachys Minutissima
''Poecilopachys'' is a genus of Australasian Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. Species it contains five species: *''Poecilopachys australasia'' (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833) (Type species, type) – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales), Samoa *''Poecilopachys jenningsi'' (Rainbow, 1899) – Vanuatu *''Poecilopachys minutissima'' Fr. Chrysanthus, Chrysanthus, 1971 – Papua New Guinea (New Ireland) *''Poecilopachys speciosa'' (Ludwig Carl Christian Koch, L. Koch, 1872) – Australia (Queensland) *''Poecilopachys verrucosa'' (L. Koch, 1871) – New Guinea, Australia (Queensland), Samoa References Araneidae Spiders of Asia Spiders of Oceania Araneomorphae genera {{Araneidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poecilopachys Speciosa
''Poecilopachys'' is a genus of Australasian orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. Species it contains five species: *''Poecilopachys australasia'' (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833) (type) – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales), Samoa *''Poecilopachys jenningsi'' (Rainbow, 1899) – Vanuatu *''Poecilopachys minutissima'' Chrysanthus, 1971 – Papua New Guinea (New Ireland) *'' Poecilopachys speciosa'' (L. Koch Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (8 November 1825 – 1 November 1908) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was born in Regensburg, Germany, and died in Nuremberg, Germany. He studied in Nuremberg, initially law, but then turned to medicin ..., 1872) – Australia (Queensland) *'' Poecilopachys verrucosa'' (L. Koch, 1871) – New Guinea, Australia (Queensland), Samoa References Araneidae Spiders of Asia Spiders of Oceania Araneomorphae genera {{Araneidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (8 November 1825 – 1 November 1908) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was born in Regensburg, Germany, and died in Nuremberg, Germany. He studied in Nuremberg, initially law, but then turned to medicine and science. From 1850, he practiced as a physician in the Wöhrd district of Nuremberg. He is considered among the four most influential scientists on insects and spiders in the second half of the 19th century. He wrote numerous works on the arachinoids of Europe, Siberia, and Australia. His work earned him worldwide reputation as "Spider Koch". Sometimes confused with his father Carl Ludwig Koch (1778–1857), another famous arachnologist, his name is abbreviated L.Koch on species descriptions; his father's name is abbreviated C.L.Koch Pierre Bonnet. ''Bibliographia araneorum,'' (1945) Les frères Doularoude (Toulouse). Works ''Die Arachniden Australiens'' (1871-1883), his major work on Australian spiders, was completed by Eugen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poecilopachys Verrucosa
''Poecilopachys'' is a genus of Australasian orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. Species it contains five species: *''Poecilopachys australasia'' (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833) (type) – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales), Samoa *''Poecilopachys jenningsi'' (Rainbow, 1899) – Vanuatu *''Poecilopachys minutissima'' Chrysanthus, 1971 – Papua New Guinea (New Ireland) *''Poecilopachys speciosa'' (L. Koch Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (8 November 1825 – 1 November 1908) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was born in Regensburg, Germany, and died in Nuremberg, Germany. He studied in Nuremberg, initially law, but then turned to medicin ..., 1872) – Australia (Queensland) *'' Poecilopachys verrucosa'' (L. Koch, 1871) – New Guinea, Australia (Queensland), Samoa References Araneidae Spiders of Asia Spiders of Oceania Araneomorphae genera {{Araneidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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