Latouchia swinhoei
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Halonoproctidae
Genus: Latouchia
Species:
L. swinhoei
Binomial name
Latouchia swinhoei
Pocock, 1901[1]

Latouchia swinhoei is a spider from the family Halonoproctidae found in Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands.[1] The spider was thriving in the locations they were found in.[2]

Description

Latouchia swinhoei are generally smaller than other trapdoor spiders, their coloration is prominently black, and as they mature, their dense black color begins to fade to a grey-brown mix. They have a pair of jaws and mandibles and eight legs, and eight eyes. The females are generally larger than the males, but the males have larger mandibles.[3]

Behavior

Latouchia swinhoei like other trapdoor spiders are docile, and hunt for prey using a burrow to hide and ambush their prey.[4] If an insect were to walk near the premises of the burrow, it will lunge out and bites the prey and then drag it into the burrow. The spider's primary staple is any small animal that walks on the ground, such as beetles, millipedes, centipedes, worms, maggots, larvae, and most winged insects. They are also known to eat other spiders.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Taxon details Latouchia swinhoei Pocock, 1901", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-04-10
  2. ↑ "Spiders & Tarantalas" (PDF). CCS Treasures. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Twig lining in a Trapdoor Spider" (PDF). Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Haupt, Joachim; Shimojana, Matsuei (2008). "The spider fauna of soil banks". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 77: 95–110. doi:10.1002/mmnz.20010770116.
  5. ↑ "ITIS Standard Report Page". ITIS. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Latouchia swinhoei". University of Michigan. Retrieved 18 May 2013.


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