| Carepalxis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: |
Carepalxis L. Koch, 1872 [1] |
| Type species | |
|
C. montifera L. Koch, 1872 | |
| Species | |
|
12, see text | |
Carepalxis is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1872. [2] These spiders only build webs at night and break them down in the morning. C. coronata builds orb webs up to 60 centimetres (24 in) in diameter with closely woven spiral threads. [3]
Species
As of April 2019 [update] it contains twelve species: [1]
- Carepalxis beelzebub (Hasselt, 1873) — Australia (Victoria)
- Carepalxis bilobata Keyserling, 1886 — Australia (Queensland)
- Carepalxis camelus Simon, 1895 — Paraguay, Argentina
- Carepalxis coronata (Rainbow, 1896) — Australia (New South Wales)
- Carepalxis lichensis Rainbow, 1916 — Australia (Queensland)
- Carepalxis montifera L. Koch, 1872 — Australia (Queensland)
- Carepalxis perpera (Petrunkevitch, 1911) — Mexico
- Carepalxis poweri Rainbow, 1916 — Australia (New South Wales)
- Carepalxis salobrensis Simon, 1895 — Jamaica, Mexico to Brazil
- Carepalxis suberosa Thorell, 1881 — New Guinea
- Carepalxis tricuspidata Chrysanthus, 1961 — New Guinea
- Carepalxis tuberculata Keyserling, 1886 — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
References
- ^ a b c "Gen. Carepalxis L. Koch, 1872". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
- ^ Koch, L. (1872). Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet.
- ^ "Orb or Wheel weaving spiders: Family Araneidae". Spiders of Australia. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
| Carepalxis | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: |
Carepalxis L. Koch, 1872 [1] |
| Type species | |
|
C. montifera L. Koch, 1872 | |
| Species | |
|
12, see text | |
Carepalxis is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1872. [2] These spiders only build webs at night and break them down in the morning. C. coronata builds orb webs up to 60 centimetres (24 in) in diameter with closely woven spiral threads. [3]
Species
As of April 2019 [update] it contains twelve species: [1]
- Carepalxis beelzebub (Hasselt, 1873) — Australia (Victoria)
- Carepalxis bilobata Keyserling, 1886 — Australia (Queensland)
- Carepalxis camelus Simon, 1895 — Paraguay, Argentina
- Carepalxis coronata (Rainbow, 1896) — Australia (New South Wales)
- Carepalxis lichensis Rainbow, 1916 — Australia (Queensland)
- Carepalxis montifera L. Koch, 1872 — Australia (Queensland)
- Carepalxis perpera (Petrunkevitch, 1911) — Mexico
- Carepalxis poweri Rainbow, 1916 — Australia (New South Wales)
- Carepalxis salobrensis Simon, 1895 — Jamaica, Mexico to Brazil
- Carepalxis suberosa Thorell, 1881 — New Guinea
- Carepalxis tricuspidata Chrysanthus, 1961 — New Guinea
- Carepalxis tuberculata Keyserling, 1886 — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
References
- ^ a b c "Gen. Carepalxis L. Koch, 1872". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
- ^ Koch, L. (1872). Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet.
- ^ "Orb or Wheel weaving spiders: Family Araneidae". Spiders of Australia. Retrieved 2019-04-14.