Sihala ceylonicus, is a species of spider of the genus Sihala. It is known to be endemic to Sri Lanka, some suggest its presence in Malaysia as well.[1]
| Sihala ceylonicus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Pholcidae |
| Genus: | Sihala |
| Species: | S. ceylonicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sihala ceylonicus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869)
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Taxonomy
editEven though the generic name was changed to Sihala, most of the local universities and websites still use the name Pholcus ceylonicus in their research papers.[2][3]
Biology
editIt is a large eight-eyed cellar spider, easily distinguished from the shapes of procursus, bulb, male palpal trochanter apophysis, and epigynum. Male is about 7.3 mm in length, while female is somewhat larger than the male. Female's lateral spinnerets consists with about six cylindrically shaped spigots.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sihala ceylonicus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Pholcus and its relatives". Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Revision and Cladistic Analysis of Pholcus and Closely Related Taxa (Araneae, Pholcidae)". Bonner Zoologische Monographien Volume: 58. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "The pholcid spiders from Sri Lanka: redescription of Pholcus ceylonicus and description of a new genus" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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