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Selenocosmia Strenua
''Selenocosmia strenua'' is a species of Mygalomorphae, mygalomorph spider in the Theraphosidae Family (biology), family. It is found in Australia and New Guinea, and was species description, described in 1881 by Swedish arachnology, arachnologist Tamerlan Thorell. Distribution and habitat The type (biology)#type locality, type locality is Somerset, Queensland, Somerset, at the northern tip of the Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland. Behaviour The spiders are terrestrial animal, terrestrial predation, predators. References Theraphosidae Spiders of Australia Arthropods of Queensland Spiders described in 1881 Taxa named by Tamerlan Thorell Arthropods of New Guinea {{Theraphosidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamerlan Thorell
Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Sweden, Swedish arachnologist. Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale de Genoa. He corresponded with other arachnologists, such as Octavius Pickard-Cambridge, Eugène Simon and Thomas Workman (entomologist), Thomas Workman. He described more than 1,000 spider species during his time from the 1850 to 1900. Thorell wrote: ''On European Spiders'' (1869) and ''Synonym of European Spiders'' (1870-73). Taxonomic honors The Orb-weaver spider genus ''Thorellina'' and the jumping spider genus ''Thorelliola'' are named after him, as well as about 30 species of spiders: * ''Araneus thorelli'' (Roewer, 1942) (Myanmar) (Araneidae) * ''Gasteracantha thorelli'' Keyserling, 1864 (Madagascar) (Araneidae) * ''Leviellus thorelli'' (Ausserer, 1871) (Europe) (Araneidae) * ''Mandjelia thorelli'' (Raven, 1990) (Queensland) (Barychelidae) * ''Clubiona thorelli'' Roewer, 1951 (Sumatra) (Clubi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
