Vidole (spider)
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| Vidole | |
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| Vidole capensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Phyxelididae |
| Genus: | Vidole Lehtinen, 1967[1] |
| Type species | |
| V. capensis (Pocock, 1900) | |
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Vidole is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967.[2]
Vidole are spiders with total lengths ranging from 5.25 to 14.5 mm. The body is densely setose. The carapace has a fovea that is long, deep, and narrowed posteriorly. The anterior eye row is slightly recurved while the posterior eye row is straight.[3]
Male chelicerae have weak ventrolateral wrinkles, while female chelicerae are smooth to weakly wrinkled. The promargin of the fang furrow has 5-6 teeth, and the retromargin has 5-8 teeth. The sternum is long and narrowed. The abdominal dorsum has variable markings, while the venter displays paired narrow longitudinal bands.[3]
The legs are long, generally unmodified, and uniformly marked, with leg formula 1423. The venters of the tarsi are densely setose. The origin of the calamistrum is at 0.31-0.40 from the base of metatarsus IV.[3]
