Biology:Heptathela higoensis

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Short description: Species of spider

Heptathela higoensis
Tentative photo of Heptathela higoensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Mesothelae
Family: Heptathelidae
Genus: Heptathela
Species:
H. higoensis
Binomial name
Heptathela higoensis
Haupt, 1983

Heptathela higoensis is a species of spider that is native to Kyushu island, Japan.[1][2]

Description

Both male and female members of this species have a carapace that are yellow-brown while the opisthosoma is light brown with dark brown tergites close to each other. They have 7-8 spinnerets.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Natural History Museum Bern. "NMBE - World Spider Catalog" (in en). https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/18704/Heptathela_higoensis. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Xu, Xin; Ono, Hirotsugu; Kuntner, Matjaž; Liu, Fengxiang; Li, Daiqin (2019-11-11). "A taxonomic monograph of the liphistiid spider genus Heptathela, endemic to Japanese islands" (in en). ZooKeys (888): 1–50. doi:10.3897/zookeys.888.34494. ISSN 1313-2970. PMID 31754317. Bibcode: 2019ZooK..888....1X. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1941323 entry