Liphistius

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Liphistius
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undetermined Liphistius species
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Mesothelae
Family: Liphistiidae
Genus: Liphistius
Schiødte, 1849[1]
Species

See text.

Liphistius is a genus of basal trapdoor spiders in the family Liphistiidae. They are found in Japan, China, and Southeast Asia.

Etymology[]

Liphistius is from the Greek leipo (lacking) and stios (equality).[2]

Biology[]

Female body lengths range from 9 to 29 mm; males are slightly smaller. They live in burrows in earthen banks, on some cave walls, and probably in forests. The burrow is sealed with a thin, circular, woven door, which is disguised with soil and moss. While they spend the day deep inside their burrows, at night they wait just below the door for insects, woodlice, and similar invertebrates that stumble over one of the seven silken threads that radiate from the entrance. With a reluctance to leave their burrows, they push up the door and reach for their prey.[3]

Species[]

As of June 2021, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following species:[1]

  • Schwendinger, 1995 – Thailand
  • Liphistius batuensis Abraham, 1923 – Malaysia
  • Ono, 1988 – Thailand
  • Thorell, 1897 – Myanmar
  • Platnick & Sedgwick, 1984 – Thailand
  • Schwendinger, 2019 – Malaysia
  • Schwendinger, 1995 – Thailand
  • Schwendinger, 1996 – Thailand
  • Schiödte, 1849 (type species) – Malaysia
  • Sedgwick & Platnick, 1987 – Malaysia
  • Schwendinger, 1996 – Thailand
  • Schwendinger, 1995 – Thailand
  • Schwendinger, 2017 – Malaysia
  • Aung, Xu, Lwin, Sang, Yu, H. Liu, F. X. Liu & Li, 2019 – Myanmar
  • Schwendinger, 2017 – Malaysia
  • Schwendinger, 1998 – Thailand, Laos
  • Ono, 1988 – Thailand
  • Platnick & Sedgwick, 1984 – Malaysia
  • Platnick, 1997 – Malaysia
  • Schwendinger, 1998 – Thailand
  • Platnick & Sedgwick, 1984 – Malaysia
  • Schwendinger, 1990 – Thailand
  • Schwendinger, 2013 – Laos
  • Schwendinger, 1997 – Malaysia
  • Schwendinger, 2017 – Malaysia
  • Platnick & Sedgwick, 1984 – Myanmar
  • Sivayyapram, Smith, Weingdow & Warrit, 2017 – Thailand
  • Abraham, 1923 – Malaysia
  • Schwendinger, 1990 – Thailand
  • Platnick & Sedgwick, 1984 – Malaysia
  • Yu, F. Zhang & J. X. Zhang, 2021 – China
  • Schwendinger, 2017 – Malaysia
  • Schwendinger, 1996 – Thailand
  • Ono, 1988 – Thailand
  • Ono & Schwendinger, 1990 – Thailand
  • Schwendinger, 1996 – Thailand
  • Ono & Schwendinger, 1990 – Thailand
  • Ono & Schwendinger, 1990 – Thailand
  • Platnick & Sedgwick, 1984 – Malaysia
  • Schwendinger, 1998 – Thailand
  • Schwendinger, 1998 – Thailand
  • Aung, Xu, Lwin, Sang, Yu, H. Liu, F. X. Liu & Li, 2019 – Myanmar
  • Schwendinger, 2017 – Malaysia
  • Schwendinger, 1996 – Thailand
  • Xu, Yu, Aung, Yu, Liu, Lwin, Sang & Li, 2021 – Myanmar
  • Schwendinger, 1998 – Thailand
  • Ono, 1988 – Thailand
  • Thorell, 1890 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
  • Schwendinger, 1996 – Thailand
  • Ono & Aung, 2020 – Myanmar
  • Platnick, 1997 – Malaysia
  • Schwendinger, 1996 – Thailand
  • Schwendinger, 2009 – Thailand
  • Sedgwick & Schwendinger, 1990 – Thailand
  • Schwendinger, 1996 – Thailand
  • Platnick & Sedgwick, 1984 – Malaysia
  • Platnick & Sedgwick, 1984 – Thailand
  • Ono, 1988 – Thailand
  • Platnick & Sedgwick, 1984 – Thailand, Malaysia

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Gen. Liphistius Schiödte, 1849", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2021-06-16
  2. ^ https://archive.org/stream/naturhistoriskti02krhe#page/620/mode/2up
  3. ^ Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.

Further reading[]

  • Platnick, Norman I. & Sedgewick, W.C. (1984): A revision of the spider genus Liphistius (Araneae, Mesothelae). American Museum Novitates, (New York), No 2781, 31pp.
  • Whitten, T., Clements, R. & Price, L. 2013. Liphistius kanthan. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 6 July 2013.

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