Heptathela
| Heptathela | |
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| Heptathela kimurai | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Mesothelae |
| Family: | Heptathelidae |
| Genus: | Heptathela Kishida, 1923[1] |
| Species | |
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| Diversity[1] | |
| 10 species | |
Heptathela is a genus of spiders that includes the Kimura spider (Heptathela kimurai). They are trapdoor spiders of the family Liphistiidae and are found in Japan, including Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands.[1] Spiders of this genus lack venom glands.[2]
Females are up to 25 mm long, males slightly smaller. Burrows have an oval shaped door which is hinged across the long diameter.[3]
Name
The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek hepta "seven", referring to the number of spinneret glands.
Species
As of April 2017[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]
- Heptathela amamiensis Haupt, 1983 – Ryukyu Is.
- Heptathela helios Tanikawa & Miyashita, 2014 – Okinawa Is.
- Heptathela higoensis Haupt, 1983 – Japan
- Heptathela kanenoi Ono, 1996 – Ryukyu Is.
- Heptathela kikuyai Ono, 1998 – Japan
- Heptathela kimurai (Kishida, 1920) (type species) – Japan
- Heptathela nishikawai Ono, 1998 – Japan
- Heptathela yaginumai Ono, 1998 – Japan
- Heptathela yakushimaensis Ono, 1998 – Japan
- Heptathela yanbaruensis Haupt, 1983 – Okinawa
Many of the species formerly placed in this genus have been transferred to other genera in the family Liphistiidae, including Sinothela, Songthela and Vinathela.[1]
Social reference
This is the genus of spider referenced by Vincent Price in the introduction to Alice Cooper's The Black Widow on his Welcome to my Nightmare album.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Gen. Heptathela Kishida, 1923". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
- ^ Forster, R. R.; Platnick, N. I. (1984). "A review of the archaeid spiders and their relatives, with notes on the limits of the superfamily Palpimanoidea (Arachnida, Araneae)" (abstract). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 178: 1–106. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|lastauthoramp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) Full text at "A review of the archaeid spiders and their relatives" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-10-13. (60 MB) - ^ Murphy, Frances; Murphy, John (2000). An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Nature Society. ISBN 978-983-9681-17-8.
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