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Teranodes
''Teranodes'' is a genus of Australian Hexathelidae, funnel-web spiders that was first described by Robert Raven, Robert John Raven in 1985. it contains only two species: ''Teranodes montanus, T. montanus'' and ''Teranodes otwayensis, T. otwayensis''. It was originally given the name "Terania", but it was later changed to "Teranodes" when it was discovered that the name was already in use for a Pentatomidae, genus of shield bugs. References Hexathelidae Mygalomorphae genera Spiders of Australia Taxa named by Robert Raven Taxa described in 1985 {{Hexathelidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teranodes Montanus
''Teranodes montanus'' is a species of funnel-web spider in the Hexathelidae Family (biology), family. It is endemism, endemic to Australia. It was species description, described in 1927 by Australian arachnology, arachnologist Vernon Victor Hickman. Distribution and habitat The species occurs in Tasmania and Victoria (state), Victoria, in closed forest habitats. The type (biology)#type locality, type locality is the Higgs Track, Great Western Tiers, near Chudleigh, Tasmania. Behaviour The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial animal, terrestrial predation, predators that build spider silk, silk-lined burrows beneath rocks and rotten logs. References Hexathelidae Spiders of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Arthropods of Tasmania Arthropods of Victoria (state) Spiders described in 1927 Taxa named by Vernon Victor Hickman {{Hexathelidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teranodes Otwayensis
''Teranodes otwayensis'' is a species of funnel-web spider in the Hexathelidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1978 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven. Distribution and habitat The species occurs in Victoria, in open, wet sclerophyll forest habitats. The type locality is the Otway Range in the south-west of the state. Behaviour The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill the .... References otwayensis Spiders of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Arthropods of Victoria (state) Spiders described in 1978 Taxa named by Robert Raven {{Hexathelidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |