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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]
Taxonomy
Even 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
It is s large eight-eyed cellar spider, easily distinguished from the shapes of procursus, bulb, male palpal trochanter apophysis, and epigynum. <ale 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
References
- ^ "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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