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Stegodyphus
''Stegodyphus'' is a genus of velvet spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1873. They are distributed from Africa to Europe and Asia, with one species (''S. manaus'') found in Brazil. The name is derived from Ancient Greek ('' stegos''), meaning "covered". At least three species are social spiders, and several are known to use ballooning as a method of dispersal. Species it contains twenty species: *''Stegodyphus africanus'' ( Blackwall, 1866) – Africa *''Stegodyphus bicolor'' ( O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869) – Southern Africa *'' Stegodyphus dufouri'' ( Audouin, 1826) – North, West Africa *''Stegodyphus dumicola'' Pocock, 1898 – Central, Southern Africa *''Stegodyphus hildebrandti ''Stegodyphus'' is a genus of velvet spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1873. They are distributed from Africa to Europe and Asia, with one species (''S. manaus'') found in Brazil. The name is derived from Ancient Greek ( ...'' (Ferdinand Karsch, Kars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stegodyphus Dumicola
Stegodyphus dumicola, commonly known as the African social spider, is a species of spider of the family Velvet spider, Eresidae or the velvet spider family. It is native to Central Africa, Central and southern Africa. This spider is one of three ''Stegodyphus'' spiders that lives a social lifestyle (''Stegodyphus lineatus, S. lineatus'', ''Stegodyphus mimosarum, S. mimosarum'', ''S. dumicola''). This spider has been studied living in large natal colonies (ranging from tens to hundreds of highly related spiders) in large, unkempt webs. Each colony is composed mainly of females, where a minority (forty percent) act as reproducers, and a majority (sixty percent) remain females and take care of the young. Males live a shorter lifespan and will largely remain in the natal nest throughout its life. Females are known for extreme Allomaternal care, allomaternal care, since all females, even unmated virgin females will take care of the young until they are eventually consumed by the brood. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stegodyphus Mirandus
''Stegodyphus'' is a genus of Eresidae, velvet spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1873. They are distributed from Africa to Europe and Asia, with one species (''S. manaus'') found in Brazil. The name is derived from Ancient Greek (''wikt:στέγω, stegos''), meaning "covered". At least three species are social spiders, and several are known to use ballooning (spider), ballooning as a method of dispersal. Species it contains twenty species: *''Stegodyphus africanus'' (John Blackwall, Blackwall, 1866) – Africa *''Stegodyphus bicolor'' (Octavius Pickard-Cambridge, O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869) – Southern Africa *''Stegodyphus dufouri'' (Jean Victoire Audouin, Audouin, 1826) – North, West Africa *''Stegodyphus dumicola'' Reginald Innes Pocock, Pocock, 1898 – Central, Southern Africa *''Stegodyphus hildebrandti'' (Ferdinand Karsch, Karsch, 1878) – Central, East Africa, Zanzibar *''Stegodyphus hisarensis'' Arora & Monga, 1992 – India *''Stegodyphus linea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
