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Encyclopedia > Austrochilidae
?Austrochilidae

Thaida sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Superfamily: Austrochiloidea
Family: Austrochilidae
Zapfe, 1955
Diversity
3 genera, 9 species

Genera

see text Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Agnotozoa Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (parasitic to flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - Trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - Spiders, Scorpions, etc. ... Orders Acarina Amblypygi Araneae Opiliones Palpigradi Pseudoscorpionida Ricinulei Schizomida Scorpiones Solifugae Uropygi The arachnids, Arachnida, are a class of invertebrate animals in the subphylum Chelicerata. ... For other uses, see Spider (disambiguation). ... The Araneomorphae, previously called the Labidognatha, are a suborder of spiders. ...

The Austrochilidae) are a small spider family with 9 species in three genera. Suborders Araneomorphae Mesothelae Mygalomorphae See the taxonomy section for families Spiders are predatory invertebrate animals that produce silk, and have two tagma, eight legs, no chewing mouth parts and no wings. ...


Two genera (Austrochilus, Thaida) are endemic to the Andean forests of central and southern Chile and adjacent Argentina, the third is endemic to Tasmania. In biology and ecology endemic means exclusively native to a place or biota, in contrast to cosmopolitan or introduced. ... Emblems: {{{Emblems}}} Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Slogan or Nickname: The Apple Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Const. ...


Species

Austrochilus Gertsch & Zapfe, 1955 Willis J. Gertsch (1906 - 1998) was an entomologist specialising in arachnology. ...

  • Austrochilus forsteri Grismado, Lopardo & Platnick, 2003 (Chile)
  • Austrochilus franckei Platnick, 1987 (Chile, Argentina)
  • Austrochilus manni Gertsch & Zapfe, 1955 (Chile)
  • Austrochilus melon Platnick, 1987 (Chile)
  • Austrochilus newtoni Platnick, 1987 (Chile)
  • Austrochilus schlingeri Platnick, 1987 (Chile)

Hickmania Gertsch, 1958

  • Hickmania troglodytes (Higgins & Petterd, 1883) (Tasmania) (Tasmanian Cave Spider)

Thaida Karsch, 1880

  • Thaida chepu Platnick, 1987 (Chile)
  • Thaida peculiaris Karsch, 1880 (Chile, Argentina)

See also

Diversity 111 families Families see table The Araneae are an order of the arthropod class Arachnida with about 40,000 described species, although there are probably many species that have escaped the human eye to this day, and lots of specimen stored in collections waiting to be described and classified. ...

References

  • Grismado, C. J., L. Lopardo & N. I. Platnick (2003). A new species of Austrochilus from Chile (Araneae, Austrochilidae, Austrochilinae). J. Arachnol. 31: 148-150. PDF (A. forsteri)
  • Forster, R.R., Platnick, N.I. and Gray, M.R. (1987). A review of the spider superfamilies Hypochiloidea and Austrochiloidea (Araneae, Araneomorphae). Bulletin of the AMNH 185(1):1-116 Abstract - PDF (50Mb)



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