Pongolania Chrysionaria
''Pongolania'' is a genus of South African araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by C. E. Griswold in 1990. it contains only two species, found only in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...: '' P. chrysionaria'' and '' P. pongola''. See also * List of Phyxelididae species References Endemic fauna of South Africa Araneomorphae genera Phyxelididae Spiders of South Africa {{Araneomorphae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pongolania Pongola
''Pongolania'' is a genus of South African araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by C. E. Griswold in 1990. it contains only two species, found only in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...: '' P. chrysionaria'' and '' P. pongola''. See also * List of Phyxelididae species References Endemic fauna of South Africa Araneomorphae genera Phyxelididae Spiders of South Africa {{Araneomorphae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pongolania Chrysionaria
''Pongolania'' is a genus of South African araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by C. E. Griswold in 1990. it contains only two species, found only in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...: '' P. chrysionaria'' and '' P. pongola''. See also * List of Phyxelididae species References Endemic fauna of South Africa Araneomorphae genera Phyxelididae Spiders of South Africa {{Araneomorphae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Afri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Araneomorphae
The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their close kin), where they point straight down. Araneomorphs comprise the vast majority of living spiders. Distinguishing characteristics Most spider species are Araneomorphae, which have fangs that face towards each other, increasing the orientations they can employ during prey capture. They have fewer book lungs (when present), and the females typically live one year. The Mygalomorphae have fangs that face towards the ground, and which are parallel to the long axis of the spider's body, thus they have only one orientation they can employ during prey capture. They have four pairs of book lungs, and the females often live many years. Image:Atrax robustus.jpg, This ''Atrax robustus'' shows the orientation of Myglamorphae fangs. Image:Che ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Phyxelididae
Phyxelididae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967 as a subfamily of Amaurobiidae, and later elevated to family status as a sister group of Titanoecidae. Genera , the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera: *''Ambohima'' Griswold, 1990 — Madagascar *''Kulalania'' Griswold, 1990 — Kenya *''Lamaika'' Griswold, 1990 — South Africa *''Malaika'' Lehtinen, 1967 — South Africa *''Manampoka'' Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 — Madagascar *''Matundua'' Lehtinen, 1967 — South Africa *'' Namaquarachne'' Griswold, 1990 — South Africa *'' Phyxelida'' Simon, 1894 — Africa, Asia *''Pongolania'' Griswold, 1990 — South Africa *''Rahavavy'' Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 — Madagascar *''Themacrys'' Simon, 1906 — South Africa *'' Vidole'' Lehtinen, 1967 — South Africa, Lesotho *'' Vytfutia'' Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986 — Indonesia *''Xevioso'' Lehtinen, 1967 — Africa Gallery Sp in Phyxelididae, wyfie in webtonnel, G ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Phyxelididae Species
This page lists all described species of the spider family Phyxelididae accepted by the World Spider Catalog : A ''Ambohima'' ''Ambohima'' Griswold, 1990 * '' A. andrefana'' Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 — Madagascar * '' A. antsinanana'' Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 — Madagascar * '' A. avaratra'' Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 — Madagascar * '' A. maizina'' Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 — Madagascar * '' A. pauliani'' Griswold, 1990 — Madagascar * '' A. ranohira'' Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 — Madagascar * '' A. sublima'' Griswold, 1990 ( type) — Madagascar * '' A. vato'' Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 — Madagascar * '' A. zandry'' Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 — Madagascar * '' A. zoky'' Griswold, Wood & Carmichael, 2012 — Madagascar K ''Kulalania'' ''Kulalania'' Griswold, 1990 * '' K. antiqua'' Griswold, 1990 ( type) — Kenya L ''Lamaika'' ''Lamaika'' Griswold, 1990 * '' L. distincta'' Griswold, 1990 ( type) — South Afri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Endemic Fauna Of South Africa
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can be also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or in scientific literature as an ''endemite''. For example '' Cytisus aeolicus'' is an endemite of the Italian flora. '' Adzharia renschi'' was once believed to be an endemite of the Caucasus, but it was later discovered to be a non-indigenous species from South America belonging to a different genus. The extreme opposite of an endemic species is one with a cosmopolitan distribution, having a global or widespread range. A rare alternative term for a species that is endemic is "precinctive", which applies to s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Araneomorphae Genera
The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their close kin), where they point straight down. Araneomorphs comprise the vast majority of living spiders. Distinguishing characteristics Most spider species are Araneomorphae, which have fangs that face towards each other, increasing the orientations they can employ during prey capture. They have fewer book lungs (when present), and the females typically live one year. The Mygalomorphae have fangs that face towards the ground, and which are parallel to the long axis of the spider's body, thus they have only one orientation they can employ during prey capture. They have four pairs of book lungs, and the females often live many years. Image:Atrax robustus.jpg, This ''Atrax robustus'' shows the orientation of Myglamorphae fangs. Image:Che ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |