Pirate Spiders

picture info	Pirate Spiders Pirate spiders, members of the family Mimetidae, are araneomorph spiders which typically feed on other spiders. The family Mimetidae contains roughly 200 species divided among 12 genera, of which ''Mimetus'' and '' Ero'' are the most common. Mimetids are usually yellow and brown and are usually long. Mimetids can be recognized by the rows of spine-like hairs on their long front legs; the rows consist of a long spine, followed by a series of progressively shorter ones. Mimetidae usually hunt by picking at the strands on their prey's web to simulate the movements of either a trapped insect or a potential mate. When their prey comes to investigate, they are instead captured and eaten. Some mimetids have been observed to feed on insects as well. The spider-feeding habit presents problems in mating, and little is known about how the males court females to avoid being eaten. However, some male mimetids in the genus ''Gelanor'', found in South America, have enormously long app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ero Aphana ''Ero aphana'' is a species of pirate spider in the family Pirate spider, Mimetidae. It is a hunting spider and feeds on other spiders. Distribution This spider has a palearctic distribution and is found in Western Europe, most commonly in Belgium, Germany, France and the United Kingdom. It is recorded in the fauna list of Parley Common, a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, England. It has been introduced into Saint Helena, Queensland and Western Australia. Description ''Ero aphana'' grows to about three millimetres long, the females being slightly larger than the males. The Sternum (arthropod anatomy), sternum is dark coloured with radiating pale markings in the posterior half and a larger, irregular pale blotch in the anterior half. The Opisthosoma, abdomen is broad and globular, light grey with darker brownish grey patches, craggy tubercles and sparse hairs growing out of orange spots. The legs are hairy and pale coloured with dark bands and one thin orange band. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kratochvilia ''Kratochvilia'' is a genus of spiders in the family Mimetidae. It was first described in 1934 by Strand. , it contains only one species, ''Kratochvilia pulvinata'', found on Príncipe Príncipe is the smaller, northern major island of the country of São Tomé and Príncipe lying off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea. It has an area of (including offshore islets) and a population of 7,324 at the 2012 Census; . References Mimetidae Monotypic Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Africa {{Araneomorphae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Mimetidae Species This page lists all described species of the spider family Mimetidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog : ''Anansi'' ''Anansi'' Benavides & Hormiga, 2017 * '' A. insidiator'' (Thorell, 1899) — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon * '' A. luki'' Benavides & Hormiga, 2017 ( type) — DR Congo, Gabon * '' A. natalensis'' (Lawrence, 1938) — South Africa ''Arocha'' '' Arocha'' Simon, 1893 * '' A. erythrophthalma'' Simon, 1893 ( type) — Peru, Brazil * '' A. rochai'' Mello-Leitão, 1941 — Brazil ''Australomimetus'' ''Australomimetus'' Heimer, 1986 * '' A. annulipes'' Heimer, 1986 — Australia (Lord Howe Is.) * '' A. audax'' (Hickman, 1929) — Australia (Victoria, Tasmania) * '' A. aurioculatus'' (Hickman, 1929) — Southern Australia * '' A. burnetti'' Heimer, 1986 — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales) * '' A. catulli'' (Heimer, 1989) — Australia (Queensland) * '' A. childersiensis'' Heimer, 1986 — Australia (Queensland) * '' A. daviesia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Oarces ''Oarces'' is a spider genus in the family Araneidae. It is the sister genus of ''Gnolus''. ''Gnolus'' and ''Oarces'' transferred from '' Mimitidae'' by Dimitrov et al., 2012: Suppl. 1, p. 15. Species * ''Oarces ornatus'' ''Mello-Leitão, 1935'' (Brazil) * ''Oarces reticulatus ''Oarces reticulatus'' is a spider species in the family Araneidae. It is endemic to Chile and adjacent Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half ...'' ''(Nicolet, 1849)'' (Chile, Argentina) References * Platnick, N.I. & Shabad, M.U. (1993). A review of the pirate spiders (Aranae, Mimetidae) of Chile. ''American Museum Novitates'' 3074AbstractPDF (12Mb) Araneidae Spiders of South America Araneomorphae genera {{Araneidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gnolus ''Gnolus'' is a genus of South American orb-weaver spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1879. Originally placed with the orb-weaving spiders, it was transferred to the pirate spiders in 1993, but moved back to orb-weaver family in 2012. Species it contains six species, found in Argentina and Chile: ''Gnolus angulifrons'' Simon, 1896 – Chile, Argentina ''Gnolus blinkeni'' Platnick & Shadab, 1993 – Chile, Argentina ''Gnolus cordiformis'' (Nicolet, 1849) ( type) – Chile, Argentina ''Gnolus limbatus'' (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile ''Gnolus spiculator'' (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile, Argentina ''Gnolus zonulatus ''Gnolus'' is a genus of South American orb-weaver spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1879. Originally placed with the orb-weaving spiders, it was transferred to the pirate spiders in 1993, but moved back to orb-weaver f ...'' Tullgren, 1902 – Chile, Argentina In synonymy: ''G. affinis'' Tullgren, 1902 = ''Gnolus c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Reo (spider) ''Reo'' is a genus of Mimetidae, pirate spiders first described by Paolo Marcello Brignoli in 1979. it contains only two species. References External links Araneomorphae genera Mimetidae {{Araneomorphae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Phobetinus ''Mimetus'' is a genus of pirate spiders in the family Mimetidae. They are found worldwide. Description Members of this genus resemble the comb-footed spiders, Theridiidae, due to their globular abdomen. The upper side of this bears curved bristle-like hairs. A distinguishing mark of the genus is that the distance between the anterior edge of the carapace and the anterior medial eyes is about one-third to one-half of the distance between the anterior and posterior medial eyes. The length of the anterior legs is about 1.5-1.7 times that of the posterior pair. Behaviour Spiders in this genus are specialised spider killers. They spin no web but are slow moving, stalking or ambushing their prey. They sometimes invade the web of their potential victim, vibrating the silk to mislead the owner. An individual will attack a potential victim by biting one of its legs and injecting toxins. It then retreats and the prey spider quickly becomes paralysed. The attacker then advances and st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Carl Ludwig Koch Carl Ludwig Koch (21 September 1778 – 23 August 1857) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was responsible for classifying a great number of spiders, including the Brazilian whiteknee tarantula and common house spider. He was born in Kusel, Germany, and died in Nuremberg, Germany. Carl Ludwig Koch was an inspector of water and forests. His principal work ''Die Arachniden'' (1831–1848) (16 volumes) was commenced by Carl Wilhelm Hahn (1786–1836). Koch was responsible for the last 12 volumes. He also finished the chapter on spiders in ''Faunae insectorum germanicae initia oder Deutschlands Insecten'' lements of the insect fauna of Germanya work by Georg Wolfgang Franz Panzer (1755–1829). He also co-authored, with Georg Karl Berendt, an important monograph ''Die im Bernstein befindlichen Myriapoden, Arachniden und Apteren der Vorwelt'' (1854) on arachnids, myriapods, and wingless insects in amber based on material in Berendt's collection, now held in the Muse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Australomimetus ''Australomimetus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Mimetidae. It was first described in 1986 by Heimer. , it contains 31 species. Species ''Australomimetus'' comprises the following species: ''Australomimetus annulipes'' Heimer, 1986 ''Australomimetus audax'' (Hickman, 1929) ''Australomimetus aurioculatus'' (Hickman, 1929) ''Australomimetus burnetti'' Heimer, 1986 ''Australomimetus catulli'' (Heimer, 1989) ''Australomimetus childersiensis'' Heimer, 1986 ''Australomimetus daviesianus'' Heimer, 1986 ''Australomimetus diabolicus'' Harms & Harvey, 2009 ''Australomimetus djuka'' Harms & Harvey, 2009 ''Australomimetus dunlopi'' Harms & Harvey, 2009 ''Australomimetus hannemanni'' (Heimer, 1989) ''Australomimetus hartleyensis'' Heimer, 1986 ''Australomimetus hertelianus'' Heimer, 1986 ''Australomimetus hirsutus'' Heimer, 1986 ''Australomimetus japonicus'' (Uyemura, 1938) ''Australomimetus kioloensis'' Heimer, 1986 ''Australomimetus maculosus'' (Rainbow, 1904) ''Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Arocha ''Arocha'' is a genus of spiders in the family Mimetidae Pirate spiders, members of the family Mimetidae, are araneomorph spiders which typically feed on other spiders. The family Mimetidae contains roughly 200 species divided among 12 genera, of which '' Mimetus'' and ''Ero'' are the most common. Mi .... It was first described in 1893 by Simon. , it contains 2 species found in Peru and Brazil. References Mimetidae Araneomorphae genera Spiders of South America {{Araneomorphae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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