Halonoproctidae

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Halonoproctidae
Cyclocosmia truncata

Cyclocosmia truncata

Systematics
Trunk : Arthropod (arthropoda)
Sub-stem : Jawbearers (Chelicerata)
Class : Arachnids (arachnida)
Order : Spiders (Araneae)
Subordination : Tarantulas (Mygalomorphae)
Family : Halonoproctidae
Scientific name
Halonoproctidae
Pocock , 1901

The Halonoproctidae are a family of tarantula- like spiders and comprise 6 genera and 84 species.

Appearance and behavior

The actual trapdoor spiders are very similar to the brown trapdoor spiders in appearance and behavior. However, they have no adhesive hairs (scopula) on the tarsi , are usually much darker and stronger and have no markings.

Like the brown trapdoor spiders, the actual trapdoor spiders dig a living tube in the ground and close it with a lid made of spider silk, camouflaged with soil or parts of plants. However, the lid is usually much thicker in the members of this family. When hunting, the animals usually only leave their tube so far that the rearmost leg remains in the tube and thus keeps the lid open.

distribution

The species occur in North , Central and South America as well as in Asia and Australia . Some species of the genus Ummidia are found in the European and North African Mediterranean region .

Genera

The World Spider Catalog currently lists 6 genera and 84 species for the Halonoproctidae.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Natural History Museum of the Burgergemeinde Bern: World Spider Catalog Version 19.5 - Halonoproctidae . Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  2. ^ A b Heiko Bellmann : Kosmos-Atlas arachnids of Europe . 2nd Edition. Kosmos-Verlag, 2001, ISBN 3-440-09071-X .

Web links

Commons : Halonoproctidae  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Halonoproctidae in the World Spider Catalog