| Zenonina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Zenonina Simon [1] |
| Species | |
6, see text | |
Zenonina is a genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae. It was first described in 1898 by Simon. As of 2017 [update] , it contains 6 species. [1]
Zenonina comprises the following species: [1]
Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae, from the Ancient Greek word "λύκος" meaning "wolf". They are robust and agile hunters with excellent eyesight. They live mostly in solitude and hunt alone, and do not spin webs. Some are opportunistic hunters pouncing upon prey as they find it or even chasing it over short distances. Some wait for passing prey in or near the mouth of a burrow.
Nursery web spiders (Pisauridae) is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1890. They resemble wolf spiders (Lycosidae) except for several key differences. Wolf spiders have two very prominent eyes in addition to the other six, while a nursery web spider's eyes are all about the same size. Additionally, female nursery web spiders carry their egg sacs with their jaws and pedipalps instead of attaching them to their spinnerets as wolf spiders do. When the eggs are about to hatch, a female spider builds a nursery "tent", places her egg sac inside, and stands guard outside, hence the family's common name. Like the wolf spiders, however, the nursery web spiders are roaming hunters that don't use webs for catching prey. They have a wide variety of prey, and larger species may prey upon vertebrates, particularly amphibians and fish.
Zoropsidae, also known as false wolf spiders for their physical similarity to wolf spiders, is a family of cribellate araneomorph spiders first described by Philipp Bertkau in 1882. They can be distinguished from wolf spiders by their two rows of eyes that are more equal in size than those of Lycosidae.
Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell was a Swedish arachnologist.
The spider genus Sosippus is, with other genera in the subfamily Hippasinae, unique among the spiders in the family Lycosidae in producing a large funnel-web resembling that of the Agelenidae. The posterior spinnerets are more elongate than in other wolf spiders.
Zoica is a genus of wolf spiders in the family Lycosidae, containing twelve species.
Zoica puellula, is a species of spider of the genus Zoica. It is native to India, and Sri Lanka.
Schaenicoscelis is a genus of South American lynx spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898.
Algidus is a genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae. It was first described in 1898 by Simon. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Algidus marmoratus, found in Venezuela.
Dingosa is a genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae. It was first described in 1955 by Roewer. As of 2017, it contains 6 species from Australia and from South America.
Evippomma is a genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae. It was first described in 1959 by Roewer. As of 2017, it contains 6 species.
Proevippa is a genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae. It was first described in 1903 by Purcell. As of 2017, it contains 11 African species.
Pseudevippa is a genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae. It was first described in 1910 by Eugène Simon. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Pseudevippa cana, found in Namibia.
Venonia is a genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae. It was first described in 1894 by Thorell. As of 2017, it contains 16 species.
Vesubia is a genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae. It was first described in 1910 by Simon. As of 2017, it contains 3 species.
Architis is a genus of nursery web spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898.
Maypacius is a genus of African nursery web spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898.
Rothus is a genus of nursery web spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898. As of June 2019 it contains only three species, found only in Africa and Israel: R. aethiopicus, R. auratus, and R. vittatus.
Schaenicoscelis elegans is a species of spiders in the family Oxyopidae. It was first described in 1898 by Simon. It is found in Brazil.
Cispius is a genus of African nursery web spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1898.
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