Cteniza
Encyclopedia
Cteniza is a small genus of Old World
mygalomorph
spiders in the family
Ctenizidae.
Old World
The Old World consists of those parts of the world known to classical antiquity and the European Middle Ages. It is used in the context of, and contrast with, the "New World" ....
mygalomorph
Mygalomorphae
The Mygalomorphae, , are an infraorder of spiders. The latter name comes from the orientation of the fangs which point straight down and do not cross each other .-Description:...
spiders in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Ctenizidae.
Species
- Cteniza brevidens (Doleschall, 1871) (Sicily, Sardinia)
- Cteniza ferghanensis Kroneberg, 1875 (Central Asia)
- Cteniza moggridgei O. P-CambridgeOctavius Pickard-CambridgeThe Reverend Octavius Pickard-Cambridge FRS was an English clergyman and zoologist.Pickard-Cambridge was born in Bloxworth rectory, Dorset, the fifth son of Revd George Pickard, rector and squire of Bloxworth: the family changed their name to Pickard-Cambridge in 1848...
, 1874 (France, Italy) - Cteniza sauvagesiCteniza sauvagesiCteniza sauvagesi is a trapdoor spider in the family Ctenizidae. It can reach 20 mm in body length, and is dark and sturdy, with a shining head. The species occurs in the Mediterranean region, mainly on Corsica and Sardinia. Their burrows are lined with silk, more so than with Nemesiidae...
(Rossi, 1788) (Corsica, Sardinia)