Heptathela

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Heptathela
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Mesothelae
Family: Liphistiidae
Genus: Heptathela
Kishida, 1923
Species

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Heptathela is a genus of spiders that includes the Kimura-gumo. They are primitive trapdoor spiders and are found in Japan, China, and Southeast Asia.

[edit] Etymology

Greek hepta "seven", referring to the number of spinneret glands.

[edit] Species

  • Heptathela Kishida, 1923
  • Heptathela abca Ono, 1999 (Vietnam)
  • Heptathela amamiensis Haupt, 1983 (Ryukyu Islands)
  • Heptathela australis (Ono, 2002) (Vietnam)
  • Heptathela bristowei Gertsch, 1967 (China)
  • Heptathela ciliensis Yin, Tang & Xu, 2003 (China)
  • Heptathela cipingensis (Wang, 1989) (China)
  • Heptathela cucphuongensis Ono, 1999 (Vietnam)
  • Heptathela goulouensis Yin, 2001 (China)
  • Heptathela higoensis Haupt, 1983 (Japan)
  • Heptathela hunanensis Song & Haupt, 1984 (China)
  • Heptathela jianganensis Chen et al., 1988 (China)
  • Heptathela kanenoi Ono, 1996 (Ryukyu Is.)
  • Heptathela kikuyai Ono, 1998 (Japan)
  • Heptathela kimurai (Kishida, 1920) (Japan) (kimura-gumo)
    • Heptathela kimurai yanbaruensis Haupt, 1983 (Okinawa)
  • Heptathela luotianensis Yin et al., 2002 (China)
  • Heptathela mangshan Bao, Yin & Xu, 2003 (China)
  • Heptathela nishikawai Ono, 1998 (Japan)
  • Heptathela shei Xu & Yin, 2001 (China)
  • Heptathela suoxiyuensis Yin, Tang & Xu, 2003 (China)
  • Heptathela tomokunii Ono, 1997 (Vietnam)
  • Heptathela wosanensis Wang & Jiao, 1995 (China)
  • Heptathela xianningensis Yin et al., 2002 (China)
  • Heptathela yaginumai Ono, 1998 (Japan)
  • Heptathela yakushimaensis Ono, 1998 (Japan)
  • Heptathela yunnanensis Song & Haupt, 1984 (China)

[edit] References

  • Ono, H. Spiders of the genus Heptathela (Araneae, Liphistiidae) from Vietnam, with notes on their natural history. J. Arachnol. 27: 37-43.PDF
  • World Spider Catalog - listing all Liphistidae genera, including species of Heptathela


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