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Studies on Malagasy Spiders. 2, The Family Trochanteriidae (Araneae, Gnaphosoidea), with a Revision of the Genus Platyoides. American Museum Novitates
Studies on Malagasy Spiders
Author: Norman I. PlatnickPublisher:
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Category : Platyoides
Languages : en
Pages : 17
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Field Guide to South African Spiders
Author: Ansie Dippenaar-SchoemanPublisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 0799369101
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
This is the first-ever field guide to provide information on a vast spectrum of spider species based on their morphology, behaviour and distribution. It’s the first book to introduce all 70 South African spider families including 370 major genera and more than 860 of the more common species. It includes illustrations of all of the families, genera and species as well as more than 2 000 colour photographs and 843 maps. - A thorough summary of morphology, biology and habitat requirements is provided - Species with medical importance are discussed - The morphological characters of all known spider families from South Africa are provided and illustrated with notes on their behavior as well as further reading material - Short morphological data with notes on behaviour and distribution of 370 major genera and 860 species is provided This field guide’s purpose is to enable observers to identify spiders in the field. One of the difficulties facing a spider-watcher is that a large number of spider species are small and extremely well camouflaged and are therefore not easily seen. For some genera you will need a magnifying glass or microscope to be able to identify the specimen to generic or species level. Many species can only be identified by a specialist who has access to a good microscope and the relevant literature. Most of the spiders were photographed alive in their natural settings and only some rare and smaller species were photographed using a camera mounted on a microscope. The illustrations and descriptions make it easy for an inexperienced spider-watcher to identify many of the common species encountered in and around the house. The spiders were divided according to the free-living species and those that build intricate webs to catch their prey. The free-living spiders were further divided according to those found on the vegetation and those living on the ground. Spiders are an abundant, diverse and highly successful group of animals. They are commonly found on farms, in gardens and also in houses. They are important predators in all terrestrial ecosystems and are regarded as the “best friends” of gardeners and farmers in sustainable agriculture because they have the important task of regulating the numbers of potentially harmful insects and mites. However, they are feared and maligned because of the venom they produce. We hope this field guide will help save the lives of a few spiders. It will be valuable for the man on the street, researchers, conservation agencies, students, gardeners, farmers, as well as spider-watchers and photographers.
African Spiders
Author: Anna Sophia Dippenaar-SchoemanPublisher:
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Category : Spiders
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Forest Spiders of South East Asia
Author: Christa L. Deeleman-ReinholdPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004475583
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 603
Book Description
Forest Spiders of South East Asia offers the first comprehensive systematic account of all sac and ground spiders of South East Asia, which together constitute an estimated 12% of all spiders in the region. All ten subfamilies, 57 genera and numerous species of the region are defined, described, and illustrated. One new subfamily and a large number of new genera and species are described and named. Several hundreds additional, described and new, species are referred to. Distribution of all species covered in this volume is shown in 50 maps. More than a thousand line drawings and 16 colour photographs are used to illustrate the descriptions of the species, of which the great majority has never been illustrated before. The book provides a modern revision of all sac and ground spiders with clear illustrated diagnosis and descriptions of all known members of this group and many new species and genera. Identification of all 47 families occurring in the region is illustrated in beautiful and detailed drawings.
Revision of the Genus Padilla Peckham and Peckham, 1894 (Araneae:Salticidae)
Author: Daniela AndriamalalaPublisher:
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Category : Jumping spiders
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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Annual Report - American Museum of Natural History
Author: American Museum of Natural HistoryPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 944
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Includes list of members.
Annual Report of the American Museum of Natural History
Author: American Museum of Natural HistoryPublisher:
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Category : Natural history museums
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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