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Zealaranea
''Zealaranea'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by D. J. Court & Raymond Robert Forster in 1988. Species it contains four species, all found in New Zealand: *''Zealaranea crassa'' (Walckenaer, 1841) (Type species, type) – New Zealand *''Zealaranea prina'' Court & Forster, 1988 – New Zealand *''Zealaranea saxitalis'' (Urquhart, 1887) – New Zealand *''Zealaranea trinotata'' (Urquhart, 1890) – New Zealand References Araneidae Araneomorphae genera Spiders of New Zealand Taxa named by Raymond Robert Forster {{Araneidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zealaranea Crassa
''Zealaranea'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by D. J. Court & Raymond Robert Forster in 1988. Species it contains four species, all found in New Zealand: *''Zealaranea crassa'' (Walckenaer, 1841) (Type species, type) – New Zealand *''Zealaranea prina'' Court & Forster, 1988 – New Zealand *''Zealaranea saxitalis'' (Urquhart, 1887) – New Zealand *''Zealaranea trinotata'' (Urquhart, 1890) – New Zealand References Araneidae Araneomorphae genera Spiders of New Zealand Taxa named by Raymond Robert Forster {{Araneidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zealaranea Prina
''Zealaranea'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by D. J. Court & Raymond Robert Forster in 1988. Species it contains four species, all found in New Zealand: *''Zealaranea crassa'' (Walckenaer, 1841) (type Type may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc. * Data type, collection of values used for computations. * File type * TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file. * Ty ...) – New Zealand *'' Zealaranea prina'' Court & Forster, 1988 – New Zealand *'' Zealaranea saxitalis'' (Urquhart, 1887) – New Zealand *'' Zealaranea trinotata'' (Urquhart, 1890) – New Zealand References Araneidae Araneomorphae genera Spiders of New Zealand Taxa named by Raymond Robert Forster {{Araneidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zealaranea Saxitalis
''Zealaranea'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by D. J. Court & Raymond Robert Forster in 1988. Species it contains four species, all found in New Zealand: *''Zealaranea crassa'' (Walckenaer, 1841) (type) – New Zealand *''Zealaranea prina ''Zealaranea'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by D. J. Court & Raymond Robert Forster in 1988. Species it contains four species, all found in New Zealand: *''Zealaranea crassa'' (Walckenaer, 1841) (type Type may refer to: S ...'' Court & Forster, 1988 – New Zealand *'' Zealaranea saxitalis'' (Urquhart, 1887) – New Zealand *'' Zealaranea trinotata'' (Urquhart, 1890) – New Zealand References Araneidae Araneomorphae genera Spiders of New Zealand Taxa named by Raymond Robert Forster {{Araneidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zealaranea Trinotata
''Zealaranea'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by D. J. Court & Raymond Robert Forster in 1988. Species it contains four species, all found in New Zealand: *''Zealaranea crassa'' (Walckenaer, 1841) (type) – New Zealand *''Zealaranea prina'' Court & Forster, 1988 – New Zealand *''Zealaranea saxitalis ''Zealaranea'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by D. J. Court & Raymond Robert Forster in 1988. Species it contains four species, all found in New Zealand: *''Zealaranea crassa'' (Walckenaer, 1841) (type) – New Zealand *''Ze ...'' (Urquhart, 1887) – New Zealand *'' Zealaranea trinotata'' (Urquhart, 1890) – New Zealand References Araneidae Araneomorphae genera Spiders of New Zealand Taxa named by Raymond Robert Forster {{Araneidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araneidae
Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields, and forests. The English word "orb" can mean "circular", hence the English name of the group. Araneids have eight similar eyes, hairy or spiny legs, and no stridulating organs. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, including many well-known large or brightly colored garden spiders. With 3,108 species in 186 genera worldwide, the Araneidae comprise the third-largest family of spiders (behind the Salticidae and Linyphiidae). Araneid webs are constructed in a stereotypical fashion, where a framework of nonsticky silk is built up before the spider adds a final spiral of silk covered in sticky droplets. Orb webs are also produced by members of other spider families. The long-jawed orb weavers (Tetragnathidae) were formerly included in the Araneidae; they are closely related, being part of the superfamily Araneo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Robert Forster
Raymond Robert Forster (19 June 1922 – 1 July 2000) was a New Zealand arachnologist and museum director. He was a Fellow of the Entomological Society of New Zealand. Biography Forster was born in Hastings, New Zealand in 1922, and was educated at Victoria University College, gaining BSc, MSc(Hons) and DSc degrees. Forster was an entomologist at the National Museum in Wellington from 1940 to 1947, with an interruption for military service during World War II. Between 1942 and 1945 he served first in the army and then as a naval radar mechanic.Ray Forster obituary . International Society of Arachnology. Retrieved 14 February 2013. He was appointed zoologist and assistant director at Canterbury Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Athanase Walckenaer
Baron Charles Athanase Walckenaer (25 December 1771 – 28 April 1852) was a French civil servant and scientist. Biography Walckenaer was born in Paris and studied at the universities of University of Oxford, Oxford and University of Glasgow, Glasgow. In 1793 he was appointed head of the military transports in the Pyrenees, after which he pursued technical studies at the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées and the École polytechnique. He was elected member of the Institut de France in 1813, was mayor (''maire'') in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, 5th arrondissement in Paris and secretary-general of the prefect of the Seine (département), Seine 1816–1825. He was made a baron in 1823. In 1839 he was appointed conservator for the Department of Maps at the Bibliothèque Nationale, Royal Library in Paris and in 1840 secretary for life in the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres. He was one of the founders of the Société entomologique de France in 1832, and a "r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name or the specific epithet (in botanical nomenclature, also sometimes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type Species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen(s). Article 67.1 A similar concept is used for suprageneric groups and called a type genus. In botanical nomenclature, these terms have no formal standing under the code of nomenclature, but are sometimes borrowed from zoological nomenclature. In botany, the type of a genus name is a specimen (or, rarely, an illustration) which is also the type of a species name. The species name that has that type can also be referred to as the type of the genus name. Names of genus and family ranks, the various subdivisions of those ranks, and some higher-rank names based on genus names, have such types. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araneomorphae Genera
The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha) are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their close kin), where they point straight down. Araneomorphs comprise the vast majority of living spiders. Distinguishing characteristics Most spider species are Araneomorphae, which have fangs that face towards each other, increasing the orientations they can employ during prey capture. They have fewer book lungs (when present), and the females typically live one year. The Mygalomorphae have fangs that face towards the ground, and which are parallel to the long axis of the spider's body, thus they have only one orientation they can employ during prey capture. They have four pairs of book lungs, and the females often live many years. Image:Atrax robustus.jpg, This ''Atrax robustus'' shows the orientation of Myglamorphae fangs. Image:Che ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiders Of New Zealand
New Zealand has 1157 described spider species, with an estimated total fauna of 2000 species. Over 97 per cent are endemic, and the rest have been introduced through human activities or were natural wind-borne introductions. The New Zealand spider with the largest leg span is the Nelson cave spider (''Spelungula cavernicola''), with a leg span of up to and a body length. The Australian white-tailed spider, first recorded in New Zealand in 1886, has been falsely attributed as the cause of many necrotising spider bites. The flat huntsman spider (''Delena cancerides''), also from Australia, and called the Avondale spider in New Zealand, was accidentally introduced in the early 1920s, possibly in shipments of hardwood logs used for railway sleepers.Rowell and Avilés (1995). "Sociality in a bark-dwelling huntsman spider from Australia, Delena cancerides Walckenaer (Araneae: Sparassidae)". ''Insectes Sociaux''. Volume 42(3): 287-302 The huntsman spiders, which are considered harmle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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