Heptathela kimurai, the Kimura spider, or kimura-gumo (in Japanese), is an Old Worldspider, found primarily in Japan and named after Arika Kimura, who collected it in 1920. It belongs to the sub-order Mesothelae (primitive burrowing spiders) and can reach up to 3 cm in length. Its burrows are covered by a camouflaged "pill box" flap.
Heptathela kimurai was first described by Kyukichi Kishida in 1920, when it was placed in the genus Liphistius as L. kimurai. In 1923, Kishida erected the genus Heptathela for the species, as on re-examination he decided it was sufficiently distinct from spiders of the genus Liphistius. The species name kimurai honours the collector, Arika Kimura.[2]
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^ ab"Taxon details Heptathela kimurai (Kishida, 1920)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-03-16
^Kishida, K. (1923), "Heptathela, a new genus of liphistiid spiders", Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses, 10: 235–242
Tomo Kočar, Strah je okrogel in ima osem nog (The fear is round and it has eight legs), GEA 12 (2002) 7, pp 46 – 49.
Yoshikura, M. 1982. Kumo no fushigi (The wonder of spiders). Iwanami-shoten, Tokyo.
January 01, 1970
kimura, spider, heptathela, kimurai, kimura, gumo, japanese, world, spider, found, primarily, japan, named, after, arika, kimura, collected, 1920, belongs, order, mesothelae, primitive, burrowing, spiders, reach, length, burrows, covered, camouflaged, pill, fl. Heptathela kimurai the Kimura spider or kimura gumo in Japanese is an Old World spider found primarily in Japan and named after Arika Kimura who collected it in 1920 It belongs to the sub order Mesothelae primitive burrowing spiders and can reach up to 3 cm in length Its burrows are covered by a camouflaged pill box flap Kimura spider Heptathela kimurai yanbaruensis female Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Chelicerata Class Arachnida Order Araneae Suborder Mesothelae Family Heptathelidae Genus Heptathela Species H kimurai Binomial name Heptathela kimurai Kishida 1920 1 Synonyms 1 Liphistius kimurai Kishida 1920Taxonomy editHeptathela kimurai was first described by Kyukichi Kishida in 1920 when it was placed in the genus Liphistius as L kimurai In 1923 Kishida erected the genus Heptathela for the species as on re examination he decided it was sufficiently distinct from spiders of the genus Liphistius The species name kimurai honours the collector Arika Kimura 2 References edit nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Heptathela kimurai a b Taxon details Heptathela kimurai Kishida 1920 World Spider Catalog Natural History Museum Bern retrieved 2016 03 16 Kishida K 1923 Heptathela a new genus of liphistiid spiders Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses 10 235 242 Tomo Kocar Strah je okrogel in ima osem nog The fear is round and it has eight legs GEA 12 2002 7 pp 46 49 Yoshikura M 1982 Kumo no fushigi The wonder of spiders Iwanami shoten Tokyo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kimura spider amp oldid 1193289342, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
