Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00023
Doryonychus raptor
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About Doryonychus raptor
Doryonychus raptor belongs to Tetragnathidae in the order Araneae. Its recorded origin status is endemic.
Natural history and identification
Doryonychus raptor has specialized grasping feet. Comparative anatomical work identifies its raptorial foot structures as an independent evolutionary development among spiders. The feet and strong spines help enclose prey during capture. This unusual equipment is central to its natural history and should be visible in a diagnostic illustration rather than replaced with the foot form of a typical web-building spider.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Present”. Its cited evidence source is iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist.
Account coverage
Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Doryonychus raptor
- Family
- Tetragnathidae
- Order
- Araneae
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Doryonychus raptor belongs to Tetragnathidae in the order Araneae. Its recorded origin status is endemic.