Periegopidae
Encyclopedia
The spider
family Periegopidae consists of only one genus
Periegops, with two described species
. Periegops had been long considered to be members of Sicariidae
or Segestriidae until Raymond Forster
evelated them to the family level in 1995.
Periegops has only six eyes, unlike most spiders, which have eight. Adult P. suteri are about 8 mm long.
Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
family Periegopidae consists of only one genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Periegops, with two described species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
. Periegops had been long considered to be members of Sicariidae
Sicariidae
Sicariidae is a family of six-eyed venomous spiders known for their necrotic bites. The members of this family are haplogyne by definition . The family consists of two genera, Loxosceles and Sicarius, and contains about 120 species...
or Segestriidae until Raymond Forster
Raymond Robert Forster
Raymond Robert Forster was a spider expert.He wrote his first paper on spiders at the age of 17. He studied at Victoria University...
evelated them to the family level in 1995.
Periegops has only six eyes, unlike most spiders, which have eight. Adult P. suteri are about 8 mm long.
Species
Periegops Simon, 1893- Periegops australia ForsterRaymond Robert ForsterRaymond Robert Forster was a spider expert.He wrote his first paper on spiders at the age of 17. He studied at Victoria University...
, 1995 — Queensland - Periegops suteri (Urquhart, 1892) — New Zealand
External links
- Periegops suteri (PDF, p16, with picture) (2011): The world spider catalog, version 12.0. American Museum of Natural History.