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Solpugidae
Solpugidae is a family of solifuge Solifugae is an Order (biology), order of animals in the Class (biology), class Arachnida known variously as camel spiders, wind scorpions, sun spiders, or solifuges. The order includes more than 1,000 described species in about 147 genus, gener ...s or sun spiders. Solpugidae have groups of papillae on their pedipalps or sensory organs. The papillae come out of sockets that are characterized with the function of mechanoreceptor, and contact chemoreceptors, which allows them to respond to stimuli such as touch and sound.[Paula E. Cushing, Patrick Casto, Elizabeth D. Knowlton, Suzanne Royer, Damien Laudier, Douglas D. Gaffin, Lorenzo Prendini, and Jack O. Brookhart "Comparative Morphology and Functional Significance of Setae Called Papillae on the Pedipalps of Male Camel Spiders (Arachnida: Solifugae),"Annals of the Entomological Society of America 107(2), 510-520, (1 March 2014).] Genera , the World Solifugae Catalog accepts the follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solifugae
Solifugae is an order of animals in the class Arachnida known variously as camel spiders, wind scorpions, sun spiders, or solifuges. The order includes more than 1,000 described species in about 147 genera. Despite the common names, they are neither true scorpions (order Scorpiones), nor true spiders (order Araneae). Most species of Solifugae live in dry climates and feed opportunistically on ground-dwelling arthropods and other small animals. The largest species grow to a length of , including legs. A number of urban legends exaggerate the size and speed of the Solifugae, and their potential danger to humans, which is negligible. Anatomy Solifuges are moderately small to large arachnids (a few millimeters to several centimeters in body length), with the larger species reaching in length, including legs. In practice, the respective lengths of the legs of various species differ drastically, so the resulting figures are often misleading. More practical measurements refer primari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solifuge
Solifugae is an Order (biology), order of animals in the Class (biology), class Arachnida known variously as camel spiders, wind scorpions, sun spiders, or solifuges. The order includes more than 1,000 described species in about 147 genus, genera. Despite the common names, they are neither true scorpions (order Scorpiones), nor true spiders (order Araneae). Most species of Solifugae live in dry climates and feed opportunistically on ground-dwelling arthropods and other small animals. The largest species grow to a length of , including legs. A number of urban legends exaggerate the size and speed of the Solifugae, and their potential danger to humans, which is negligible. Anatomy Solifuges are moderately small to large arachnids (a few millimeters to several centimeters in body length), with the larger species reaching in length, including legs. In practice, the respective lengths of the legs of various species differ drastically, so the resulting figures are often misleading. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeria
''Zeria'' is a genus of solpugid camel spiders, first described by 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, ... in 1879. Species , the ''World Solifugae Catalog'' accepts the following sixty species: * '' Zeria adunca'' (Roewer, 1933) — Namibia * '' Zeria albistriata'' (Roewer, 1933) — Tanzania * '' Zeria angolana'' (Frade, 1940) — Angola * '' Zeria antelopicornis'' (Lawrence, 1929) — South Africa * '' Zeria atra'' (Roewer, 1933) — Tanzania * '' Zeria atrisoma'' (Roewer, 1933) — Tanzania * '' Zeria boehmi'' (Kraepelin, 1899) — Congo * '' Zeria caffra'' (Pocock, 1897) — South Africa * '' Zeria capitulata'' (Karsch, 1885) — Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya * '' Zeria carli'' (Roewer, 1933) — South Africa * '' Zeria celeripes'' (Hirst, 1911) — Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeria Loveridgei
''Zeria loveridgei'' is a species of solifuge Solifugae is an Order (biology), order of animals in the Class (biology), class Arachnida known variously as camel spiders, wind scorpions, sun spiders, or solifuges. The order includes more than 1,000 described species in about 147 genus, gener ...s or sun spiders. This species can be found in Somalia and Kenya. References * Simon, 1879 : Essai d'une classification des Galéodes, remarques synonymiques et description d'espèces nouvelles ou mal connues. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, ser. 5, vol. 9, p. 93-154. Solifugae Fauna of Kenya Animals described in 1925 {{Solifugae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metasolpuga
''Metasolpuga'' is a genus of solifuge or sun spider. The monotypic genus contains the species ''Metasolpuga picta'' which is native to Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea .... It is one of several large, diurnal solifuge species that occur in the arid regions of southern Africa. Its habitat is interdune valleys of the Namib Desert. They are active when ground surface temperatures are between 40 and 61 °C. In experimental conditions they become lethargic at 20 ± 1 °C, and at 5 to 10 °C they become completely torpid. During mid-winter it is believed to become lethargic in burrows for days or weeks. Egg depositing has been recorded during early spring and late summer. Data suggests that male ''M. picta'' are short-lived and die after the mating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oparbella
''Oparbella'' is a genus of solpugid camel spiders, first described by Carl Friedrich Roewer Carl Friedrich Roewer (12 October 1881, in Neustrelitz – 17 June 1963) was a German arachnologist. He concentrated on harvestmen, where he described almost a third (2,260) of today's known species, but also almost 700 taxa of spiders and numerou ... in 1934. Species , the ''World Solifugae Catalog'' accepts the following seven species: * '' Oparbella aciculata'' (Simon, 1879) — Algeria, Israel, Tunisia * '' Oparbella bicolor'' Roewer, 1934 — Tunisia * '' Oparbella fagei'' Vachon, 1950 — Niger * '' Oparbella flavescens'' (C.L. Koch, 1842) — North Africa * '' Oparbella junquana'' Lawrence, 1966 — Algeria * '' Oparbella quedenfeldti'' (Kraepelin, 1899) — Egypt, Morocco * '' Oparbella werneri'' (Birula, 1914) — Algeria, Israel, Tunisia References Arachnid genera Solifugae {{Solifugae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solpugisticella
''Solpugisticella'' is a monotypic genus of solpugid camel spiders, first described by Frank Archibald Turk in 1960. Its single species, ''Solpugisticella'' ''kenyae'' is distributed in Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , .... References Solifugae genera Monotypic arachnid genera {{Solifugae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferrandia
''Ferrandia'' is a genus of solpugid camel spiders, first described by Carl Friedrich Roewer Carl Friedrich Roewer (12 October 1881, in Neustrelitz – 17 June 1963) was a German arachnologist. He concentrated on harvestmen, where he described almost a third (2,260) of today's known species, but also almost 700 taxa of spiders and numerou ... in 1933. Species , the ''World Solifugae Catalog'' accepts the following four species: * '' Ferrandia arabica'' Lawrence, 1954 — Saudi Arabia * '' Ferrandia birulae'' (Roewer, 1933) — Somalia * '' Ferrandia ferrandii'' (Kraepelin, 1899) — Somalia * '' Ferrandia robusta'' Lawrence, 1954 — Saudi Arabia References Solifugae genera {{Solifugae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeriassa
''Zeriassa'' is a genus of solpugid camel spiders, first described by Reginald Innes Pocock Reginald Innes Pocock F.R.S. (4 March 1863 – 9 August 1947) was a British zoologist. Pocock was born in Clifton, Bristol, the fourth son of Rev. Nicholas Pocock and Edith Prichard. He began showing interest in natural history at St. Edward ... in 1897. Species , the ''World Solifugae Catalog'' accepts the following seventeen species: * '' Zeriassa bicolor'' (Pocock, 1897) — Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania * '' Zeriassa cuneicornis'' (Purcell, 1899) — Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe * '' Zeriassa dubia'' Caporiacco, 1944 — Somalia * '' Zeriassa furcicornis'' Lawrence, 1929 — South Africa * '' Zeriassa inflexa'' Roewer, 1933 — Kenya, Tanzania * '' Zeriassa intermedia'' Lawrence, 1953 — Kenya * '' Zeriassa lawrencei'' Roewer, 1933 — Namibia * '' Zeriassa lepida'' Kraepelin, 1913 — Somalia, Tanzania * '' Zeriassa pardii'' Simonetta and Cave, 1968 — Somalia * '' Zer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solpugella
''Solpugella'' is a genus of solpugid camel spiders, first described by Carl Friedrich Roewer Carl Friedrich Roewer (12 October 1881, in Neustrelitz – 17 June 1963) was a German arachnologist. He concentrated on harvestmen, where he described almost a third (2,260) of today's known species, but also almost 700 taxa of spiders and numerou ... in 1933. Species , the ''World Solifugae Catalog'' accepts the following five species: * '' Solpugella anchietae'' Frade, 1940 — Angola, Congo * '' Solpugella asiatica'' Roewer, 1933 — Israel, Syria, Turkey * '' Solpugella dissentanea'' Roewer, 1933 — Congo * '' Solpugella mubalea'' Roewer, 1952 — Congo * '' Solpugella ruandana'' Roewer, 1941 — Rwanda References Solifugae genera {{Solifugae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
