Textrix

Textrix
Textrix dendiculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Agelenidae
Genus: Textrix
Sundevall, 1833[1]
Species[1]

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Textrix is a genus of funnel web weaving spiders, Agelenidae which has a mainly European distribution, with one species in Ethiopia. The type species of the genus is Textrix denticulata and the genus was name by the Swedish zoologist Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833.[1]

The spiders in the genus Textrix have a strobgly recurved posterior row of eyes with the medial eyes larger than the lateral eyes. They have a narrow head which is distinct from the thorax. These sppiders may resemble wolf spiders as they are often recorded running about in sunshine, but their long and segmented posterior spinners are very marked and identify them as funnel web weavers.[2]

Species

The following species are currently listed as vaild in the World Spider Catalog.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Textrix Sundevall, 1833". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  2. "Textrix denticulata (Olivier, 1789)". University of Copenhagen/Natural History Museum, Aarhus. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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