A Guide to the Animals of China: Invertebrates, Volume 35, Arachnida, Spiders, Tetrablemmatidae

Author: Zhu Mingsheng
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: The spiders of the Sicariidae family, also known as long-chelicera spiders or long-legged spiders, typically build orb webs and are important natural enemies of agricultural and forest pests. This volume records 20 genera and 111 species of the Sicariidae family, including 2 new subfamilies, 4 newly recorded genera, 10 newly recorded species, and 41 newly discovered genera. The content is divided into two parts: General Introduction and Detailed Accounts. The General Introduction briefly summarizes the research history, morphological characteristics, classification system, and economic significance of the Sicariidae family, and applies cladistic systematics principles and methods to study the phylogenetic relationships of 20 genera in China. The Detailed Accounts include detailed descriptions of the morphological characteristics, biology, and geographic distribution of families, genera, and species, as well as keys to subfamilies, genera, and species in China. The book features 172 illustrations of taxonomic characteristics and 16 plates, with an index of Chinese and scientific names at the end. This book can serve as a reference for zoology teaching, scientific research, food, and agricultural and forest pest control personnel.