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Sphodros
''Sphodros'' is a genus of North American purseweb spiders first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1835. It was considered a synonym of ''Atypus'' until 1980. Species it contains seven species in the United States, Canada, and Mexico: *'' Sphodros abboti'' Walckenaer, 1835 (type) – Southern Georgia, Northern Florida *'' Sphodros atlanticus'' Gertsch & Platnick, 1980 – Eastern and Central United States *'' Sphodros coylei'' Gertsch & Platnick, 1980 – South Carolina, Virginia *'' Sphodros fitchi'' Gertsch & Platnick, 1980 – Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Iowa *'' Sphodros niger'' ( Hentz, 1842) – Canada, Northeastern United States (south to Tennessee and east to Kansas) *'' Sphodros paisano'' Gertsch & Platnick, 1980 – Southeastern Texas, Mexico *''Sphodros rufipes ''Sphodros rufipes'', sometimes called the red legged purseweb spider, is a mygalomorph spider from the southern and eastern United States, though it has been photographed as far nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphodros Sp
''Sphodros'' is a genus of North American Atypidae, purseweb spiders first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1835. It was considered a synonym of ''Atypus'' until 1980. Species it contains seven species in the United States, Canada, and Mexico: *''Sphodros abboti'' Walckenaer, 1835 (Type species, type) – Southern Georgia, Northern Florida *''Sphodros atlanticus'' Willis J. Gertsch, Gertsch & Norman I. Platnick, Platnick, 1980 – Eastern and Central United States *''Sphodros coylei'' Gertsch & Platnick, 1980 – South Carolina, Virginia *''Sphodros fitchi'' Gertsch & Platnick, 1980 – Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Iowa *''Sphodros niger'' (Nicholas Marcellus Hentz, Hentz, 1842) – Canada, Northeastern United States (south to Tennessee and east to Kansas) *''Sphodros paisano'' Gertsch & Platnick, 1980 – Southeastern Texas, Mexico *''Sphodros rufipes'' (Pierre André Latreille, Latreille, 1829) – Southeastern United States (east from Texas) References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphodros Coylei
''Sphodros'' is a genus of North American purseweb spiders first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1835. It was considered a synonym of ''Atypus'' until 1980. Species it contains seven species in the United States, Canada, and Mexico: *'' Sphodros abboti'' Walckenaer, 1835 (type) – Southern Georgia, Northern Florida *'' Sphodros atlanticus'' Gertsch & Platnick, 1980 – Eastern and Central United States *'' Sphodros coylei'' Gertsch & Platnick, 1980 – South Carolina, Virginia *'' Sphodros fitchi'' Gertsch & Platnick, 1980 – Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Iowa *'' Sphodros niger'' ( Hentz, 1842) – Canada, Northeastern United States (south to Tennessee and east to Kansas) *'' Sphodros paisano'' Gertsch & Platnick, 1980 – Southeastern Texas, Mexico *''Sphodros rufipes ''Sphodros rufipes'', sometimes called the red legged purseweb spider, is a mygalomorph spider from the southern and eastern United States, though it has been photographed as far nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphodros Rufipes
''Sphodros rufipes'', sometimes called the red legged purseweb spider, is a mygalomorph spider from the southern and eastern United States, though it has been photographed as far north as Minnesota. It has confirmed sightings in Indiana, Missouri, New Jersey, West Virginia, Tennessee, Delaware, Louisiana, and Tuckernuck Island in Massachusetts. One recent sighting shows that these spiders can also be found in Canada, while another reveals that they have been spotted in Kansas. The species name ''rufipes'' is Latin for 'red foot'. Taxonomy The species was first described as ''Atypus rufipes'' by Pierre André Latreille in 1829. It was transferred to the genus '' Sphodros'' in 1980. ''Sphodros'' and ''Atypus'' species can be distinguished by features of their genitalia. ''Sphodros'' males have a long, curved embolus lying in a similarly shaped conductor. Females have an epigynum with four long, coiled tubes. Description These spiders are solid and strong-looking with reddish-b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atypidae
Atypidae, also known as atypical tarantulas or purseweb spiders, is a spider family containing only three genus, genera. They are accomplished ambush predators that spend most of their time in a sock-like, silken retreat on the ground from where they kill their prey. Distribution ''Sphodros'' and ''Atypus'' occur in North America, while ''Atypus'' and ''Calommata'' occur in Asia and Africa. Only ''Atypus'' species are found in Europe. ''Atypus affinis'', ''Atypus muralis'', and ''Atypus piceus'' are the only Mygalomorphae, mygalomorph spiders found in Central Europe. Biology ''Atypus'' builds a spider silk, silken tube parallel to the surface of the ground. While up to 8 cm of the tube lie on the ground, about 20 cm are buried vertically. The spider rests at the bottom of the tube. When prey walks on the exposed part, the spider, alerted by the vibrations, stabs the prey through the silk, cuts the web and drags the prey inside to be eaten. ''Calommata'' species, instead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphodros Paisano
''Sphodros paisano'' is a species of purseweb spider in the family Atypidae Atypidae, also known as atypical tarantulas or purseweb spiders, is a spider family containing only three genus, genera. They are accomplished ambush predators that spend most of their time in a sock-like, silken retreat on the ground from where t .... It is found in the United States and Mexico. References Atypidae Articles created by Qbugbot Spiders described in 1980 {{Atypidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphodros Atlanticus
''Sphodros atlanticus'' is a species of spiders from the family Atypidae. It was described by Willis J. Gertsch and Norman I. Platnick Norman Ira Platnick (December 30, 1951 – April 8, 2020) was an American biological systematist and Arachnology, arachnologist. At the time of his death, he was a professor emeritus of the American Museum of Natural History#Richard Gilder Gradua ... in 1980. The species was described from specimens found in Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia and Illinois. It has also been found in Maryland and Alabama. Description The spider's colour is black. Female spiders are typically brown, while the male spiders have black femurs and red lower legs. References Spiders described in 1980 Atypidae Spiders of the United States {{Atypidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphodros Fitchi
''Sphodros fitchi'' is a species of purseweb spider in the family Atypidae Atypidae, also known as atypical tarantulas or purseweb spiders, is a spider family containing only three genus, genera. They are accomplished ambush predators that spend most of their time in a sock-like, silken retreat on the ground from where t .... It is found in the USA. References Further reading * * * Atypidae Spiders described in 1980 Spiders of North America {{Atypidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphodros Niger
''Sphodros niger'', the black purse-web spider, is a mygalomorph spider from the Eastern United States.Fitch, Henry S. (1963): Spiders of The University of Kansas Natural History Reservation and Rockefeller Experimental Tract. It is listed as a special concern species in Connecticut. Description Males have a body length of about 11 mm, 29 mm with extended legs. The body is black, except for chocolate-brown legs. Although the species was first described in 1842, females were first described in 1980.Platnick, Norman I. (2009)The world spider catalog version 9.5. ''American Museum of Natural History''. This results from the male's behavior of wandering about in search of mates, while females, which reside in tubes, are rarely found. Name The species name ''niger'' is Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphodros Abboti
''Sphodros abboti'' also known as purseweb spider, is a species of spiders from a family of Atypidae. It was described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1835 and is endemic to Florida, United States. Description The spider is black coloured, with eight legs, and purple back. It also has only two eyes. The males have blue abdomen. Habitat They construct webs on the middle part of a tree, that remind people of short vine A vine is any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent (that is, climbing) stems, lianas, or runners. The word ''vine'' can also refer to such stems or runners themselves, for instance, when used in wicker work.Jackson; Benjamin; Da ...s. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q4275991 Spiders described in 1835 Atypidae Endemic spiders of the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mygalomorphae Genera
The Mygalomorphae, or mygalomorphs, are an infraorder of spiders, and comprise one of three major groups of living spiders with over 3,000 species, found on all continents except Antarctica. Many members are known as trapdoor spiders due to their creation of trapdoors over their burrows. Other prominent groups include Australian funnel web spiders and tarantulas, with the latter accounting for around one third of all mygalomorphs. Description This group of spiders comprises mostly heavy-bodied, stout-legged spiders including tarantulas, Australian funnel-web spiders, mouse spiders, and various families of spiders commonly called trapdoor spiders. Like the " primitive" suborder of spiders Mesothelae, they have two pairs of book lungs, and downward-pointing chelicerae. Because of this, the two groups were once believed to be closely related. Later it was realised that the common ancestors of all spiders had these features (a state known as symplesiomorphy). Followin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiders Of North America
Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight limbs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all orders of organisms. Spiders are found worldwide on every continent except Antarctica, and have become established in nearly every land habitat. , 53,034 spider species in 136 families have been recorded by taxonomists. However, there has been debate among scientists about how families should be classified, with over 20 different classifications proposed since 1900. Anatomically, spiders (as with all arachnids) differ from other arthropods in that the usual body segments are fused into two tagmata, the cephalothorax or prosoma, and the opisthosoma, or abdomen, and joined by a small, cylindrical pedicel. However, as there is currently neither paleontological nor embryological evidence that spiders ever had a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre André Latreille
Pierre André Latreille (; 29 November 1762 – 6 February 1833) was a French zoology, zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained his freedom after recognising a rare beetle species he found in the prison, ''Necrobia ruficollis.'' He published his first important work, , in 1796, and was eventually employed by the . His foresighted work on arthropod systematics and Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy gained him respect and accolades, including being asked to write the volume on insects for George Cuvier's monumental work, , the only part not by Cuvier himself. Latreille was considered the foremost entomology, entomologist of his time, and was described by one of his pupils as "the prince of entomologists". Biography Early life Pierre André Latreille was born on 29 November 1762 in the town of Brive-la-Gaillarde, Brive, then in the Limousin (province), province of Limousi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
