Liphistiidae
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Thorell , 1869 |
The Liphistiidae are the only recent family within the suborder of the articulated spiders (Mesothelae). Therefore, like the subordination, they are simply called limb spiders in German . They are considered to be very primitive web spiders . The family includes eight genera with 101 species . (As of October 2017)
distribution
All species have been found exclusively in Southeast Asia . There their distribution area extends in the west to Myanmar , in the south they still occur on Sumatra and in the east and north from China to Japan .
Way of life
Probably only females and not yet sexually mature individuals live in self-dug caves that are lined with web. Starting from the entrance, some bundles of silk thread are placed around it, which have a function as "motion detectors". The entrance itself is closed with a thin lid made of spider silk, earth particles, stones and twigs. Males probably leave their den when they are sexually mature and go in search of burrows for females and mating. Only males of the genus Vinanthela have been found so far, of the other genera more females, so that little is known about the way of life of these hidden animals.
Systematics
External system
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Internal system
The World Spider Catalog currently lists eight genera for the Liphistiidae with a total of 101 species. (As of October 2017)
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Ganthela
Xu & Kuntner , 2015 - distributed in: China
- Ganthela cipingensis (Wang , 1989)
- Ganthela jianensis Xu, Kuntner & Chen , 2015
- Ganthela qingyuanensis Xu, Kuntner & Liu , 2015
- Ganthela venus Xu , 2015
- Ganthela wangjiangensis Xu, Kuntner & Liu , 2015
- Ganthela xianyouensis Xu, Kuntner & Chen , 2015
- Ganthela yundingensis Xu , 2015
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Heptathela Kishida , 1923 - distributed in: Japan , Ryūkyū Islands
- Heptathela amamiensis Haupt , 1983
- Heptathela helios Tanikawa & Miyashita , 2014
- Heptathela higoensis Haupt , 1983
- Heptathela kanenoi Ono , 1996
- Heptathela kikuyai Ono , 1998
- Heptathela kimurai ( Kishida , 1920)
- Heptathela nishikawai Ono , 1998
- Heptathela yaginumai Ono , 1998
- Heptathela yakushimaensis Ono , 1998
- Heptathela yanbaruensis Haupt , 1983
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Liphistius Schiödte , 1849 - distributed in: Laos , Malaysia , Myanmar , Sumatra , Thailand ,
- Liphistius albipes Schwendinger , 1995
- Liphistius batuensis Abraham , 1923
- Liphistius bicoloripes Ono , 1988
- Liphistius birmanicus Thorell , 1897
- Liphistius bristowei Platnick & Sedgwick , 1984
- Liphistius castaneus Schwendinger , 1995
- Liphistius dangrek Schwendinger , 1996
- Liphistius desultor Schiödte , 1849
- Liphistius endau Sedgwick & Platnick , 1987
- Liphistius erawan Schwendinger , 1996
- Liphistius fuscus Schwendinger , 1995
- Liphistius gracilis Schwendinger , 2017
- Liphistius indra Schwendinger , 2017
- Liphistius isan Schwendinger , 1998
- Liphistius jarujini Ono , 1988
- Liphistius johore Platnick & Sedgwick , 1984
- Liphistius kanthan Platnick , 1997
- Liphistius lahu Schwendinger , 1998
- Liphistius langkawi Platnick & Sedgwick , 1984
- Liphistius lannaianus Schwendinger , 1990
- Liphistius laoticus Schwendinger , 2013
- Liphistius laruticus Schwendinger , 1997
- Liphistius linang Schwendinger , 2017
- Liphistius lordae Platnick & Sedgwick , 1984
- Liphistius malayanus Abraham , 1923
- Liphistius marginatus Schwendinger , 1990
- Liphistius murphyorum Platnick & Sedgwick , 1984
- Liphistius negara Schwendinger , 2017
- Liphistius nesioticus Schwendinger , 1996
- Liphistius niphanae Ono , 1988
- Liphistius ochraceus Ono & Schwendinger , 1990
- Liphistius onoi Schwendinger , 1996
- Liphistius ornatus Ono & Schwendinger , 1990
- Liphistius owadai Ono & Schwendinger , 1990
- Liphistius panching Platnick & Sedgwick , 1984
- Liphistius phileion Schwendinger , 1998
- Liphistius phuketensis Schwendinger , 1998
- Liphistius priceae Schwendinger , 2017
- Liphistius pusohm Schwendinger , 1996
- Liphistius rufipes Schwendinger , 1995
- Liphistius sayam Schwendinger , 1998
- Liphistius schwendingeri Ono , 1988
- Liphistius sumatranus Thorell , 1890
- Liphistius suwat Schwendinger , 1996
- Liphistius tempurung Platnick , 1997
- Liphistius tenuis Schwendinger , 1996
- Liphistius thaleban Schwendinger , 1990
- Liphistius thaleri Schwendinger , 2009
- Liphistius tham Sedgwick & Schwendinger , 1990
- Liphistius thoranie Schwendinger , 1996
- Liphistius tioman Platnick & Sedgwick , 1984
- Liphistius trang Platnick & Sedgwick , 1984
- Liphistius yamasakii Ono , 1988
- Liphistius yangae Platnick & Sedgwick , 1984
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Qiongthela Xu & Kuntner , 2015 - used in: China, Vietnam
- Qiongthela australis ( Ono , 2002)
- Qiongthela baishensis Xu , 2015
- Qiongthela nui ( Schwendinger & Ono , 2011)
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Ryuthela Haupt , 1983 - distributed in: Okinawa , Ryukyu Islands
- Ryuthela iheyana Ono , 2002
- Ryuthela ishigakiensis Haupt , 1983
- Ryuthela nishihirai ( main , 1979)
- Ryuthela sasakii Ono , 1997
- Ryuthela tanikawai Ono , 1997
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Sinothela Haupt , 2003 - distributed in: China
- Sinothela heyangensis ( Zhu & Wang , 1984)
- Sinothela luotianensis ( Yin, Tang, Zhao & Chen , 2002)
- Sinothela schensiensis ( Schenkel , 1953)
- Sinothela sinensis ( Bishop & Crosby , 1932)
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Songthela Ono , 2000 - distributed in: China
- Songthela bristowei ( Gertsch , 1967)
- Songthela ciliensis ( Yin, Tang & Xu , 2003)
- Songthela goulouensis ( Yin , 2001)
- Songthela hangzhouensis ( Chen, Zhang & Zhu , 1981)
- Songthela jianganensis ( Chen, Gao, Zhu & Luo , 1988)
- Songthela mangshan ( Bao, Yin & Xu , 2003)
- Songthela sapana ( Ono , 2010)
- Songthela shei ( Xu & Yin , 2001)
- Songthela wosanensis ( Wang & Jiao , 1995)
- Songthela xianningensis ( Yin, Tang, Zhao & Chen , 2002)
- Songthela yunnanensis ( Song & Haupt , 1984)
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Vinathela Ono , 2000 - distributed in: China, Hong Kong , Vietnam
- Vinathela abca ( Ono , 1999)
- Vinathela cucphuongensis ( Ono , 1999)
- Vinathela Hong Kong ( Song & Wu , 1997)
- Vinathela hunanensis ( Song & Haupt , 1984)
- Vinathela nahang Logunov & Vahtera , 2017
- Vinathela tomokunii ( Ono , 1997)
- Vinathela tonkinensis ( Bristowe , 1933)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Natural History Museum of the Burgergemeinde Bern: World Spider Catalog Version 18.5 - Liphistiidae . Retrieved October 25, 2017.
Web links
Liphistiidae in the World Spider Catalog