Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Mesothelae
Familia: Liphistiidae
Genus: Liphistius
Species: L. albipes - L. batuensis - L. bicoloripes - L. birmanicus - L. bristowei - L. castaneus - L. dangrek - L. desultor - L. endau - L. erawan - L. fuscus - L. isan - L. jarujini - L. johore - L. kanthan - L. lahu - L. langkawi - L. lannaianus - L. laruticus - L. lordae - L. malayanus - L. marginatus - L. murphyorum - L. nesioticus - L. niphanae - L. ochraceus - L. onoi - L. ornatus - L. owadai - L. panching - L. phileion - L. phuketensis - L. pusohm - L. rufipes - L. sayam - L. schwendingeri - L. sumatranus - L. suwat - L. tempurung - L. tenuis - L. thaleban - L. tham - L. thoranie - L. tioman - L. trang - L. yamasakii - L. yangae
Name
Liphistius Schiödte, 1849
Type species: Liphistius desultor Schiödte, 1849
Reference
* Schiödte, J. C. 1849. Om en afvigende slaegt af spindlernes orden. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift 2: 617-624.
Liphistius is a genus of basal trapdoor spiders in the family Liphistiidae. They are found in Japan, China, and Southeast Asia.
Etymology
Liphistius is from the Greek Leipo (lacking) and stios (equality).[1]
Biology
Female body length ranges from 9 to 29 mm; males are slightly smaller. They live in burrows in earthen banks, and probably in forests. The burrow is sealed with a thin, circular woven door, which is disguised with earth and moss. While they spend the day deep inside the burrow, at night they wait just below the door for insects, woodlice and similar animals that stumble over one of the seven silken threads that radiate from the entrance. With a reluctance to leave their burrows, they push up the door and reach for their prey.[2]
Species
* Liphistius albipes Schwendinger, 1995 — Thailand
* Liphistius batuensis Abraham, 1923 — Malaysia
* Liphistius bicoloripes Ono, 1988 — Thailand
* Liphistius birmanicus Thorell, 1897 — Myanmar
* Liphistius bristowei Platnick & Sedgwick, 1984 — Thailand
* Liphistius castaneus Schwendinger, 1995 — Thailand
* Liphistius dangrek Schwendinger, 1996 — Thailand
* Liphistius desultor Schiödte, 1849 — Malaysia
* Liphistius endau Sedgwick & Platnick, 1987 — Malaysia
* Liphistius erawan Schwendinger, 1996 — Thailand
* Liphistius fuscus Schwendinger, 1995 — Thailand
* Liphistius isan Schwendinger, 1998 — Thailand
* Liphistius jarujini Ono, 1988 — Thailand
* Liphistius johore Platnick & Sedgwick, 1984 — Malaysia
* Liphistius kanthan Platnick, 1997 — Malaysia
* Liphistius lahu Schwendinger, 1998 — Thailand
* Liphistius langkawi Platnick & Sedgwick, 1984 — Malaysia
* Liphistius lannaianus Schwendinger, 1990 — Thailand
* Liphistius laruticus Schwendinger, 1997 — Malaysia
* Liphistius lordae Platnick & Sedgwick, 1984 — Myanmar
* Liphistius malayanus Abraham, 1923 — Malaysia
o Liphistius malayanus cameroni Haupt, 1983 — Malaysia
* Liphistius marginatus Schwendinger, 1990 — Thailand
* Liphistius murphyorum Platnick & Sedgwick, 1984 — Malaysia
* Liphistius nesioticus Schwendinger, 1996 — Thailand
* Liphistius niphanae Ono, 1988 — Thailand
* Liphistius ochraceus Ono & Schwendinger, 1990 — Thailand
* Liphistius onoi Schwendinger, 1996 — Thailand
* Liphistius ornatus Ono & Schwendinger, 1990 — Thailand
* Liphistius owadai Ono & Schwendinger, 1990 — Thailand
* Liphistius panching Platnick & Sedgwick, 1984 — Malaysia
* Liphistius phileion Schwendinger, 1998 — Thailand
* Liphistius phuketensis Schwendinger, 1998 — Thailand
* Liphistius pusohm Schwendinger, 1996 — Thailand
* Liphistius rufipes Schwendinger, 1995 — Thailand, Malaysia
* Liphistius sayam Schwendinger, 1998 — Thailand
* Liphistius schwendingeri Ono, 1988 — Thailand
* Liphistius sumatranus Thorell, 1890 — Sumatra
* Liphistius suwat Schwendinger, 1996 — Thailand
* Liphistius tempurung Platnick, 1997 — Malaysia
* Liphistius tenuis Schwendinger, 1996 — Thailand
* Liphistius thaleban Schwendinger, 1990 — Thailand
* Liphistius tham Sedgwick & Schwendinger, 1990 — Thailand
* Liphistius thoranie Schwendinger, 1996 — Thailand
* Liphistius tioman Platnick & Sedgwick, 1984 — Malaysia
* Liphistius trang Platnick & Sedgwick, 1984 — Thailand
* Liphistius yamasakii Ono, 1988 — Thailand
* Liphistius yangae Platnick & Sedgwick, 1984 — Malaysia
Footnotes
1. ^ http://www.archive.org/stream/naturhistoriskti02krhe#page/620/mode/2up
2. ^ Murphy & Murphy 2000
References
* Murphy, Frances & Murphy, John (2000): An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia. Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur.
* Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History.
* Platnick, Norman I. & Sedgewick, W.C. (1984): A revision of the spider genus Liphistius (Araneae, Mesothelae). American Museum Novitates, (New York), No 2781, 31pp.
