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For the purposes of this category, Central America comprises Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, ... Pages in category "Spiders of Central America"
Female in Belize: Scientific classification; Domain: Eukaryota: Kingdom: Animalia: Phylum: ... Messua limbata is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae ...
Cupiennius salei, from the genus Cupiennius also commonly called the Tiger bromeliad spider, which are large bodied, actively-hunting spiders that are part of the family Trechaleidae. In the mid-1950s it was realised that the spider is an ideal model for biological research because of their large size, predictable behaviour, and ease of ...
They are terrestrial, burrowing spiders. The reason for the name red rump is because of its distinctive red hairs on its abdomen. Like most tarantulas, they will eat anything they can overpower, which is usually insects, but small lizards and rodents may also be consumed. They can grow up to a solid 6.5 inch leg span, with males typically being ...
Symphytognathidae is a family of spiders with 90 [1] described species in eight genera. They occur in the tropics of Central and South America and the Australian region (with Oceania ). Exceptions include Anapistula benoiti , Anapistula caecula , and Symphytognatha imbulunga , found in Africa , Anapistula ishikawai , found in Japan , and ...
Cupiennius, known by the common name bromeliad spiders or as the often confused name banana spiders, [2] is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Trechaleidae, named by Eugène Simon in 1891. [3] They are found from Mexico to northwestern South America, and on some Caribbean islands.
As of March 2020 it contains six species, found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico: [1] Crassicrus bidxigui Candia-Ramírez & Francke, 2017 – Mexico; Crassicrus cocona Candia-Ramírez & Francke, 2017 – Mexico; Crassicrus lamanai Reichling & West, 1996 – Guatemala, Belize; Crassicrus stoicum (Chamberlin, 1925) – Mexico
The genus was first described in 2001, [2] and has only been found in Belize. [1] Originally placed with the brushed trapdoor spiders, it was moved to the tarantula family in 2014, [3] and is a member of the Ischnocolinae subfamily. [4]