Vinathela

	Vinathela ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' comprises the following species: ''Vinathela abca'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela cucphuongensis'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela hongkong'' (Song & Wu, 1997) - Hong Kong ''Vinathela hunanensis'' (Song & Haupt, 1984) - China ''Vinathela nahang'' Logunov & Vahtera, 2017 - Vietnam ''Vinathela tomokunii'' (Ono, 1997) - Vietnam ''Vinathela tonkinensis ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' ...'' (Bristowe, 1933) - Vietnam References Liphistiidae Mesothelae genera Spiders of Asia {{Spider-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vinathela Abca ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' comprises the following species: ''Vinathela abca'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela cucphuongensis'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela hongkong'' (Song & Wu, 1997) - Hong Kong ''Vinathela hunanensis'' (Song & Haupt, 1984) - China ''Vinathela nahang'' Logunov & Vahtera, 2017 - Vietnam ''Vinathela tomokunii'' (Ono, 1997) - Vietnam ''Vinathela tonkinensis ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' ...'' (Bristowe, 1933) - Vietnam References Liphistiidae Mesothelae genera Spiders of Asia {{Spider-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vinathela Cucphuongensis ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' comprises the following species: ''Vinathela abca'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela cucphuongensis'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela hongkong'' (Song & Wu, 1997) - Hong Kong ''Vinathela hunanensis'' (Song & Haupt, 1984) - China ''Vinathela nahang'' Logunov & Vahtera, 2017 - Vietnam ''Vinathela tomokunii'' (Ono, 1997) - Vietnam ''Vinathela tonkinensis ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' ...'' (Bristowe, 1933) - Vietnam References Liphistiidae Mesothelae genera Spiders of Asia {{Spider-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vinathela Hongkong ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' comprises the following species: ''Vinathela abca'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela cucphuongensis'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela hongkong'' (Song & Wu, 1997) - Hong Kong ''Vinathela hunanensis'' (Song & Haupt, 1984) - China ''Vinathela nahang'' Logunov & Vahtera, 2017 - Vietnam ''Vinathela tomokunii'' (Ono, 1997) - Vietnam ''Vinathela tonkinensis ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' ...'' (Bristowe, 1933) - Vietnam References Liphistiidae Mesothelae genera Spiders of Asia {{Spider-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vinathela Hunanensis ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' comprises the following species: ''Vinathela abca'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela cucphuongensis'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela hongkong'' (Song & Wu, 1997) - Hong Kong ''Vinathela hunanensis'' (Song & Haupt, 1984) - China ''Vinathela nahang'' Logunov & Vahtera, 2017 - Vietnam ''Vinathela tomokunii'' (Ono, 1997) - Vietnam ''Vinathela tonkinensis ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' ...'' (Bristowe, 1933) - Vietnam References Liphistiidae Mesothelae genera Spiders of Asia {{Spider-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vinathela Nahang ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' comprises the following species: ''Vinathela abca'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela cucphuongensis'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela hongkong'' (Song & Wu, 1997) - Hong Kong ''Vinathela hunanensis'' (Song & Haupt, 1984) - China ''Vinathela nahang'' Logunov & Vahtera, 2017 - Vietnam ''Vinathela tomokunii'' (Ono, 1997) - Vietnam ''Vinathela tonkinensis ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' ...'' (Bristowe, 1933) - Vietnam References Liphistiidae Mesothelae genera Spiders of Asia {{Spider-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vinathela Tomokunii ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' comprises the following species: ''Vinathela abca'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela cucphuongensis'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela hongkong'' (Song & Wu, 1997) - Hong Kong ''Vinathela hunanensis'' (Song & Haupt, 1984) - China ''Vinathela nahang'' Logunov & Vahtera, 2017 - Vietnam ''Vinathela tomokunii'' (Ono, 1997) - Vietnam ''Vinathela tonkinensis ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' ...'' (Bristowe, 1933) - Vietnam References Liphistiidae Mesothelae genera Spiders of Asia {{Spider-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vinathela Tonkinensis ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' comprises the following species: ''Vinathela abca'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela cucphuongensis'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela hongkong'' (Song & Wu, 1997) - Hong Kong ''Vinathela hunanensis'' (Song & Haupt, 1984) - China ''Vinathela nahang'' Logunov & Vahtera, 2017 - Vietnam ''Vinathela tomokunii'' (Ono, 1997) - Vietnam ''Vinathela tonkinensis ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' ...'' (Bristowe, 1933) - Vietnam References Liphistiidae Mesothelae genera Spiders of Asia {{Spider-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Liphistiidae Species This page lists all described species of the spider family Liphistiidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog : ''Ganthela'' '' Ganthela'' Xu & Kuntner, 2015 * '' G. cipingensis'' (Wang, 1989) — China * '' G. jianensis'' Xu, Kuntner & Chen, 2015 — China * '' G. qingyuanensis'' Xu, Kuntner & Liu, 2015 — China * '' G. venus'' Xu, 2015 — China * '' G. wangjiangensis'' Xu, Kuntner & Liu, 2015 — China * '' G. xianyouensis'' Xu, Kuntner & Chen, 2015 — China * '' G. yundingensis'' Xu, 2015 ( type) — China ''Heptathela'' ''Heptathela'' Kishida, 1923 * '' H. aha'' Xu, Ono, Kuntner, Liu & Li, 2019 — Japan (Ryukyu Is.) * '' H. amamiensis'' Haupt, 1983 — Japan (Ryukyu Is.) * '' H. crypta'' Xu, Ono, Kuntner, Liu & Li, 2019 — Japan (Ryukyu Is.) * '' H. gayozan'' Xu, Ono, Kuntner, Liu & Li, 2019 — Japan (Ryukyu Is.) * '' H. helios'' Tanikawa & Miyashita, 2014 — Japan (Ryukyu Is.) * '' H. higoensis'' Haupt, 1983 — Japan * '' H. kanenoi'' Ono, 1996 — Japan (Ryukyu Is. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Liphistiidae The spider family Liphistiidae, recognized by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869, comprises 8 genera and about 100 species of medium-sized spiders from Southeast Asia, China, and Japan. They are among the most basal living spiders, belonging to the suborder Mesothelae. In Japan, the Kimura spider (''Heptathela kimurai'') is well known. Biology Liphistiidae are tube-dwelling spiders that construct rudimentary trap-doors. They spend most of their time here and are rarely seen above ground. The medium to large spiders range from long. They are characterized by their downward pointing, daggerlike chelicerae, and the segmented series of plates on the upper surface of the abdomen. The carapace is mostly flat, though it can be slightly elevated near the head. The eyes are distinctly clustered together on a single nodule. Anterior median eyes are small, but posterior median eyes are large and round. The lateral eyes are long and kidney-shaped. The distal leg segments have strong spines and thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Mesothelae Genera The Mesothelae are a suborder of spiders (order Araneae) that includes a single extant family, Liphistiidae, and a number of extinct families. This suborder is thought to form the sister group to all other living spiders, and to retain ancestral characters, such as a segmented abdomen with spinnerets in the middle and two pairs of book lungs. Members of Liphistiidae are medium to large spiders with eight eyes grouped on a tubercle. They are found only in China, Japan, and southeast Asia. The oldest known Mesothelae spiders are known from the Carboniferous, over 300 million years ago. The Heptathelidae were once considered their own family; today they are considered a subfamily of the Liphistiidae. Description Members of Mesothelae have paraxial chelicerae, two pairs of coxal glands on the legs, eight eyes grouped on a nodule, two pairs of book lungs, and no endites on the base of the pedipalp. Most have at least seven or eight spinnerets near the middle of the abdomen. Lateral sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Vinathela ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' comprises the following species: ''Vinathela abca'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela cucphuongensis'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela hongkong'' (Song & Wu, 1997) - Hong Kong ''Vinathela hunanensis'' (Song & Haupt, 1984) - China ''Vinathela nahang'' Logunov & Vahtera, 2017 - Vietnam ''Vinathela tomokunii'' (Ono, 1997) - Vietnam ''Vinathela tonkinensis ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' ...'' (Bristowe, 1933) - Vietnam References Liphistiidae Mesothelae genera Spiders of Asia {{Spider-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vinathela Abca ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' comprises the following species: ''Vinathela abca'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela cucphuongensis'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela hongkong'' (Song & Wu, 1997) - Hong Kong ''Vinathela hunanensis'' (Song & Haupt, 1984) - China ''Vinathela nahang'' Logunov & Vahtera, 2017 - Vietnam ''Vinathela tomokunii'' (Ono, 1997) - Vietnam ''Vinathela tonkinensis ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' ...'' (Bristowe, 1933) - Vietnam References Liphistiidae Mesothelae genera Spiders of Asia {{Spider-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vinathela Cucphuongensis ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' comprises the following species: ''Vinathela abca'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela cucphuongensis'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela hongkong'' (Song & Wu, 1997) - Hong Kong ''Vinathela hunanensis'' (Song & Haupt, 1984) - China ''Vinathela nahang'' Logunov & Vahtera, 2017 - Vietnam ''Vinathela tomokunii'' (Ono, 1997) - Vietnam ''Vinathela tonkinensis ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' ...'' (Bristowe, 1933) - Vietnam References Liphistiidae Mesothelae genera Spiders of Asia {{Spider-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vinathela Hongkong ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' comprises the following species: ''Vinathela abca'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela cucphuongensis'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela hongkong'' (Song & Wu, 1997) - Hong Kong ''Vinathela hunanensis'' (Song & Haupt, 1984) - China ''Vinathela nahang'' Logunov & Vahtera, 2017 - Vietnam ''Vinathela tomokunii'' (Ono, 1997) - Vietnam ''Vinathela tonkinensis ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' ...'' (Bristowe, 1933) - Vietnam References Liphistiidae Mesothelae genera Spiders of Asia {{Spider-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vinathela Hunanensis ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' comprises the following species: ''Vinathela abca'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela cucphuongensis'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela hongkong'' (Song & Wu, 1997) - Hong Kong ''Vinathela hunanensis'' (Song & Haupt, 1984) - China ''Vinathela nahang'' Logunov & Vahtera, 2017 - Vietnam ''Vinathela tomokunii'' (Ono, 1997) - Vietnam ''Vinathela tonkinensis ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' ...'' (Bristowe, 1933) - Vietnam References Liphistiidae Mesothelae genera Spiders of Asia {{Spider-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vinathela Nahang ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' comprises the following species: ''Vinathela abca'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela cucphuongensis'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela hongkong'' (Song & Wu, 1997) - Hong Kong ''Vinathela hunanensis'' (Song & Haupt, 1984) - China ''Vinathela nahang'' Logunov & Vahtera, 2017 - Vietnam ''Vinathela tomokunii'' (Ono, 1997) - Vietnam ''Vinathela tonkinensis ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' ...'' (Bristowe, 1933) - Vietnam References Liphistiidae Mesothelae genera Spiders of Asia {{Spider-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vinathela Tomokunii ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' comprises the following species: ''Vinathela abca'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela cucphuongensis'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela hongkong'' (Song & Wu, 1997) - Hong Kong ''Vinathela hunanensis'' (Song & Haupt, 1984) - China ''Vinathela nahang'' Logunov & Vahtera, 2017 - Vietnam ''Vinathela tomokunii'' (Ono, 1997) - Vietnam ''Vinathela tonkinensis ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' ...'' (Bristowe, 1933) - Vietnam References Liphistiidae Mesothelae genera Spiders of Asia {{Spider-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vinathela Tonkinensis ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' comprises the following species: ''Vinathela abca'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela cucphuongensis'' (Ono, 1999) - Vietnam ''Vinathela hongkong'' (Song & Wu, 1997) - Hong Kong ''Vinathela hunanensis'' (Song & Haupt, 1984) - China ''Vinathela nahang'' Logunov & Vahtera, 2017 - Vietnam ''Vinathela tomokunii'' (Ono, 1997) - Vietnam ''Vinathela tonkinensis ''Vinathela'' is a genus of spiders in the family Liphistiidae. It was first described in 2000 by Ono. , it contains 7 species. Two species were formerly placed in the genus ''Nanthela'', now submerged into ''Vinathela''. Species ''Vinathela'' ...'' (Bristowe, 1933) - Vietnam References Liphistiidae Mesothelae genera Spiders of Asia {{Spider-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Liphistiidae Species This page lists all described species of the spider family Liphistiidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog : ''Ganthela'' '' Ganthela'' Xu & Kuntner, 2015 * '' G. cipingensis'' (Wang, 1989) — China * '' G. jianensis'' Xu, Kuntner & Chen, 2015 — China * '' G. qingyuanensis'' Xu, Kuntner & Liu, 2015 — China * '' G. venus'' Xu, 2015 — China * '' G. wangjiangensis'' Xu, Kuntner & Liu, 2015 — China * '' G. xianyouensis'' Xu, Kuntner & Chen, 2015 — China * '' G. yundingensis'' Xu, 2015 ( type) — China ''Heptathela'' ''Heptathela'' Kishida, 1923 * '' H. aha'' Xu, Ono, Kuntner, Liu & Li, 2019 — Japan (Ryukyu Is.) * '' H. amamiensis'' Haupt, 1983 — Japan (Ryukyu Is.) * '' H. crypta'' Xu, Ono, Kuntner, Liu & Li, 2019 — Japan (Ryukyu Is.) * '' H. gayozan'' Xu, Ono, Kuntner, Liu & Li, 2019 — Japan (Ryukyu Is.) * '' H. helios'' Tanikawa & Miyashita, 2014 — Japan (Ryukyu Is.) * '' H. higoensis'' Haupt, 1983 — Japan * '' H. kanenoi'' Ono, 1996 — Japan (Ryukyu Is. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Liphistiidae The spider family Liphistiidae, recognized by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869, comprises 8 genera and about 100 species of medium-sized spiders from Southeast Asia, China, and Japan. They are among the most basal living spiders, belonging to the suborder Mesothelae. In Japan, the Kimura spider (''Heptathela kimurai'') is well known. Biology Liphistiidae are tube-dwelling spiders that construct rudimentary trap-doors. They spend most of their time here and are rarely seen above ground. The medium to large spiders range from long. They are characterized by their downward pointing, daggerlike chelicerae, and the segmented series of plates on the upper surface of the abdomen. The carapace is mostly flat, though it can be slightly elevated near the head. The eyes are distinctly clustered together on a single nodule. Anterior median eyes are small, but posterior median eyes are large and round. The lateral eyes are long and kidney-shaped. The distal leg segments have strong spines and thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Mesothelae Genera The Mesothelae are a suborder of spiders (order Araneae) that includes a single extant family, Liphistiidae, and a number of extinct families. This suborder is thought to form the sister group to all other living spiders, and to retain ancestral characters, such as a segmented abdomen with spinnerets in the middle and two pairs of book lungs. Members of Liphistiidae are medium to large spiders with eight eyes grouped on a tubercle. They are found only in China, Japan, and southeast Asia. The oldest known Mesothelae spiders are known from the Carboniferous, over 300 million years ago. The Heptathelidae were once considered their own family; today they are considered a subfamily of the Liphistiidae. Description Members of Mesothelae have paraxial chelicerae, two pairs of coxal glands on the legs, eight eyes grouped on a nodule, two pairs of book lungs, and no endites on the base of the pedipalp. Most have at least seven or eight spinnerets near the middle of the abdomen. Lateral sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]