Hersilia (genus)
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 female H. yaeyamaensis from Okinawa
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Hersilia savignyi |
Hersilia is a genus of tree trunk spiders in the Hersiliidae family. Its members are sometimes called two-tailed spider, owing to their greatly enlarged spinnerets.
Males grow up to 8 mm long, females up to 10 mm.
They can be found in tree trunks in gardens or jungle fringes in Africa and Australasia.
[edit] References
- Foord, S.H. (2005): Systematics of the Hersiliidae (Araneae) of the Afrotropical Region. Abstract, links to PDF downloads (5 chapters)
- Baehr, B. & Baehr, M. (1987): The Australian Hersiliidae (Arachnida : Araneae): Taxonomy, phylogeny, zoogeography. Invertebrate Taxonomy 1(4): 351-437. PDF
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