| Isometroides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Superfamily: | Buthoidea |
| Family: | Buthidae |
| Genus: | Isometroides Keyserling, 1885 [1] |
Isometroides is a genus of scorpions in the Buthidae family with two species. It is endemic to, and found widely across, inland mainland Australia, and was first described by German arachnologist Eugen von Keyserling in 1885.
The genus has sometimes been considered monotypic, with I. angusticaudus a synonym of I. vescus. [2]
Found across much of inland Australia, the scorpions occur in woodland and semi-arid country. [2]
The scorpions are specialised predators of burrowing spiders. [2]
Agobardus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1885.
Bavia is a genus of jumping spiders.
Clynotis is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae, or jumping spiders, contained within the subfamily Marpissinae. They are found across Australia and New Zealand, with some species occupying the Auckland Islands and one found exclusively on Snares Island. There are eight species currently described within the genus, the earliest noted being the type species Clynotis severus, first described in Queensland, New South Wales, Australia in 1879 by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch. The most recent was described in 1931 by Lucien Berland. Two other species previously held within the genus were subsequently reclassified into the genus Tara.
Prostheclina is a genus of Australian jumping spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1882.
Saitis is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1876. The Australian species may belong to other genera, such as Maratus.
Sandalodes is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1883. S. scopifer, a black spider with white markings, is a common species in eucalypt forests on the Darling Downs.
Ordgarius is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886. Adult females of the genus are bolas spiders, capturing their prey with one or more sticky drops at the end of a single line of silk rather than in a web. Males and juvenile females capture their prey directly with their legs.
Prostheclina pallida is a species of spider in the family Salticidae, native to Eastern Australia. It was described by Keyserling in 1882, and remained the only species in the genus until 2007, when six more species were described.
Isometrus is a genus of scorpion belonging and being eponymous to the family Buthidae. Some species are currently assigned to the genus Reddyanus.
Urodacus yaschenkoi, also known as the inland scorpion or the desert scorpion, is a species of scorpion belonging to the family Urodacidae. It is native to central Australia. It is also referred as the desert robust scorpion, because of its robust black colour and a long tail lined with a deadly hook.
Linyphia is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804. The name is Greek, and means "thread-weaver" or "linen maker".
Sidymella is a genus of spider in the family Thomisidae, found in South America, Australia and New Zealand. It was originally named Sidyma, but this was later found to have been used already for a genus of moths.
Epeiroides is a genus of orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Epeiroides bahiensis. It was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1885, and has only been found in Costa Rica and Brazil.
Eilica is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1891.
Phanetta is a monotypic genus of North American dwarf spiders containing the single species, Phanetta subterranea. It was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886, and has only been found in the United States.
Gmogala is a monotypic genus of South Pacific comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Gmogala scarabaeus. It was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1890, and is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Hormurus is a genus of scorpions, commonly known as rainforest scorpions, in the family Hormuridae, that occur in rainforest habitats, mainly in Australia and Melanesia. The genus was first described by Swedish arachnologist Tamerlan Thorell in 1876.
Isometroides vescus, also known as the spider-hunting scorpion or spiral burrow scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the Buthidae family. It is native to Australia, and was first described by German arachnologist Ferdinand Karsch in 1880.
Isometroides angusticaudus, also known as the slender spider-hunting scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the Buthidae family. It is native to Australia, and was first described by German arachnologist Eugen von Keyserling in 1885.
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