Trachelas

With around 88 species, the Trachelas genus initially belonged to the Trachelidae, later placed in the Corinnidae family. It has a wide range, spreading to Europe, parts of the United States, and also Asia.

Scientific Classification

Trachelas

 

Spiders Belonging to this Genus

  • T. alticola
  • T. anomalus
  • T. barroanus
  • T. bicolor
  • T. bispinosus
  • T. borinquensis
  • T. brachialis
  • T. bravidus
  • T. bulbosus
  • T. cadulus
  • T. cambridgei
  • T. canariensis
  • T. chamoli
  • T. chubbi
  • T. contractus
  • T. costatus
  • T. crassus
  • T. daubei
  • T. depressus
  • T. digitus
  • T. dilatus
  • T. devi
  • T. ductonuda
  • T. ecudobus
  • T. erectus
  • T. fanjingshan
  • T. fasciae
  • T. femoralis
  • T. fuscus
  • T. gaoligongensis
  • T. giganteus
  • T. gigapophysis
  • T. hamatus
  • T. hassleri
  • T. himalayensis
  • T. huachucanus
  • T. inclinatus
  • T. jamaicensis
  • T. japonicas
  • T. lanceolatus
  • T. latus
  • T. mexicanus
  • T. minor
  • T. mombachensis
  • T. mulcetus
  • T. nanyueensis
  • T. niger
  • T. nigrifemur
  • T. oculus
  • T. odorous
  • T. oreophilus
  • T. organatus
  • T. pacificus
  • T. panamanus
  • T. parallelus
  • T. planus
  • T. prominens
  • T. punctatus
  • T. pusillus
  • T. quadridens
  • T. quisquiliarum
  • T. robustus
  • T. rotundus
  • T. rugosus
  • T. santaemartae
  • T. scopulifer
  • T. shilinensis
  • T. similis
  • T. sinensis
  • T. sinuosus
  • T. speciosus
  • T. spicus
  • T. spinulatus
  • T. spirifer
  • T. submissus
  • T. sylvae
  • T. tanasevitchi
  • T. tomaculus
  • T. tranquillus
  • T. transverses
  • T. triangulus
  • T. tridentatus
  • T. trifidus
  • T. truncatulus
  • T. uniaculeatus
  • T. vitiosus
  • T. volutes
  • T. vulcani Simon

Physical Description and Identification

Adults

Size: The accurate size of this species is not recorded.

Color: Black, white, brown, maroon, red, yellow, and green are common shades these spiders come in.

Other Characteristic Features: Some species have beautiful markings on the abdomen.

Trachelas Spider

Eggs

About 30 – 50 eggs on an average remain within a white egg sac, that the female intently guards.

Spiderlings

Spiderlings might survive on their own without the help of their mothers. But that might not be the case for all species.

The Web

They do not spin a web to catch prey, but produces draglines (strands of silk) that acts as a shield preventing them from falling.

Are Spiders of the Trachelas Genus Venomous

They have low venom levels and their bite does not cause any serious effect in humans.

Quick Facts

Distribution Jamaica, Panama, El Salvador, China, Puerto Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Bangladesh, Mexico, Hispaniola, China, Trinidad, Brazil, Indonesia and Japan
Habitat Grasses, debris, leaves, and the base of plants
Diet Insects and bugs
Lifespan 1-2 years

Did You Know

  • The genus has been reviewed by several specialists like arachnologist Ludwig Carl Christian Koch and zoologist Octavius Pickard-Cambridge.

Image Source: I.pinimg.com, Idtools.org

With around 88 species, the Trachelas genus initially belonged to the Trachelidae, later placed in the Corinnidae family. It has a wide range, spreading to Europe, parts of the United States, and also Asia.

Trachelas

 

Spiders Belonging to this Genus

  • T. alticola
  • T. anomalus
  • T. barroanus
  • T. bicolor
  • T. bispinosus
  • T. borinquensis
  • T. brachialis
  • T. bravidus
  • T. bulbosus
  • T. cadulus
  • T. cambridgei
  • T. canariensis
  • T. chamoli
  • T. chubbi
  • T. contractus
  • T. costatus
  • T. crassus
  • T. daubei
  • T. depressus
  • T. digitus
  • T. dilatus
  • T. devi
  • T. ductonuda
  • T. ecudobus
  • T. erectus
  • T. fanjingshan
  • T. fasciae
  • T. femoralis
  • T. fuscus
  • T. gaoligongensis
  • T. giganteus
  • T. gigapophysis
  • T. hamatus
  • T. hassleri
  • T. himalayensis
  • T. huachucanus
  • T. inclinatus
  • T. jamaicensis
  • T. japonicas
  • T. lanceolatus
  • T. latus
  • T. mexicanus
  • T. minor
  • T. mombachensis
  • T. mulcetus
  • T. nanyueensis
  • T. niger
  • T. nigrifemur
  • T. oculus
  • T. odorous
  • T. oreophilus
  • T. organatus
  • T. pacificus
  • T. panamanus
  • T. parallelus
  • T. planus
  • T. prominens
  • T. punctatus
  • T. pusillus
  • T. quadridens
  • T. quisquiliarum
  • T. robustus
  • T. rotundus
  • T. rugosus
  • T. santaemartae
  • T. scopulifer
  • T. shilinensis
  • T. similis
  • T. sinensis
  • T. sinuosus
  • T. speciosus
  • T. spicus
  • T. spinulatus
  • T. spirifer
  • T. submissus
  • T. sylvae
  • T. tanasevitchi
  • T. tomaculus
  • T. tranquillus
  • T. transverses
  • T. triangulus
  • T. tridentatus
  • T. trifidus
  • T. truncatulus
  • T. uniaculeatus
  • T. vitiosus
  • T. volutes
  • T. vulcani Simon

Physical Description and Identification

Adults

Size: The accurate size of this species is not recorded.

Color: Black, white, brown, maroon, red, yellow, and green are common shades these spiders come in.

Other Characteristic Features: Some species have beautiful markings on the abdomen.

Trachelas Spider

Eggs

About 30 – 50 eggs on an average remain within a white egg sac, that the female intently guards.

Spiderlings

Spiderlings might survive on their own without the help of their mothers. But that might not be the case for all species.

The Web

They do not spin a web to catch prey, but produces draglines (strands of silk) that acts as a shield preventing them from falling.

Are Spiders of the Trachelas Genus Venomous

They have low venom levels and their bite does not cause any serious effect in humans.

Quick Facts

Distribution Jamaica, Panama, El Salvador, China, Puerto Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Bangladesh, Mexico, Hispaniola, China, Trinidad, Brazil, Indonesia and Japan
Habitat Grasses, debris, leaves, and the base of plants
Diet Insects and bugs
Lifespan 1-2 years

Did You Know

  • The genus has been reviewed by several specialists like arachnologist Ludwig Carl Christian Koch and zoologist Octavius Pickard-Cambridge.

Image Source: I.pinimg.com, Idtools.org