- Source: Dwarf tarantula
Dwarf tarantulas, also known as sheet funnel-web spiders are a type of spider from the family Mecicobothriidae. Dwarf tarantulas are one of several families of the suborder Mygalomorphae; this larger group also includes the true tarantulas.
Description
Dwarf tarantulas, as the name indicates, appear very similar to tarantulas, but are physically much smaller. Many specimens are smaller than 1 cm in length, and the largest in the family are seldom larger than 2 cm. The spiders, like all Mygalomorphae, have downward pointing fangs; dwarf tarantulas also have long spinnerets.
Genera
There is currently only 1 recognized genus in this family:
Mecicobothrium Holmberg, 1882
Mecicobothrium baccai Lucas et al., 2006 — Brazil
Mecicobothrium thorelli Holmberg, 1882 — Argentina, Uruguay
Genera moved to other families include:
Hexura Simon, 1884 → Antrodiaetidae
Hexurella Gertsch & Platnick, 1979 → Hexurellidae
Megahexura Kaston, 1972 → Megahexuridae
See also
Spider families
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Tarantula
- Laba-laba
- Araneomorphae
- Nemesiidae
- Supernova
- Dwarf tarantula
- Tarantula
- Funnel-web spider
- Tarantula (disambiguation)
- Atypical tarantula
- Dolichothele diamantinensis
- Huntsman spider
- Fulvous
- Wolf spider
- Hexura picea
