Idiopidae
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Idiopidae
Idiopidae (superfamily Idiopoidea are a mygalomorph
spider
family. They have a large body that often looks rather like a tarantula
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In some species the males have a spur on their legs, which they will show if provoked.
Idiopidae build burrows, and some species close these with a door.
The about 2 cm long Prothemenops siamensis from Thailand builds its retreat in a streamside vertical earth bank in lower montane rain forest. Each burrow had two or three entrances that lead into a main tube. Its lateral posterior spinnerets are elongated.
Idiopidae (superfamily Idiopoidea are a mygalomorph
Mygalomorphae
The Mygalomorphae, , are an infraorder of spiders. The latter name comes from the orientation of the fangs which point straight down and do not cross each other .-Description:...
spider
Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
family. They have a large body that often looks rather like a tarantula
Tarantula
Tarantulas comprise a group of often hairy and often very large arachnids belonging to the family Theraphosidae, of which approximately 900 species have been identified. Some members of the same Suborder may also be called "tarantulas" in the common parlance. This article will restrict itself to...
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Description
Idiopidae build burrows, and some species close these with a door.
The about 2 cm long Prothemenops siamensis from Thailand builds its retreat in a streamside vertical earth bank in lower montane rain forest. Each burrow had two or three entrances that lead into a main tube. Its lateral posterior spinnerets are elongated.
Genera
The categorization into subfamilies follows Raven (1985)- Arbanitinae Simon, 1903
- Aganippini
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- AganippeAganippe (spider)Aganippe is a spider genus in the family Idiopidae found in Australia.-Species list:* Aganippe bancrofti — Queensland* Aganippe berlandi Rainbow, 1914 — New South Wales* Aganippe castellum Main, 1986 — Western Australia...
O. P-CambridgeOctavius Pickard-CambridgeThe Reverend Octavius Pickard-Cambridge FRS was an English clergyman and zoologist.Pickard-Cambridge was born in Bloxworth rectory, Dorset, the fifth son of Revd George Pickard, rector and squire of Bloxworth: the family changed their name to Pickard-Cambridge in 1848...
, 1877 — Australia - AnidiopsAnidiopsAnidiops is a spider genus in the family Idiopidae found in Australia.-Species list:* Anidiops manstridgei Pocock, 1897 — Western Australia, South Australia* Anidiops villosus — Western Australia...
PocockReginald Innes PocockReginald Innes Pocock F.R.S. was a British zoologist.Pocock was born in Clifton, Bristol, the fourth son of Rev. Nicholas Pocock and Edith Prichard. He began showing interest in natural history at St. Edward's School, Oxford. He received tutoring in zoology from Sir Edward Poulton, and was allowed...
, 1897 — Australia - EucyrtopsEucyrtopsEucyrtops is a spider genus in the family Idiopidae found in Australia.-Species list:* Eucyrtops eremaeus Main, 1957 — Western Australia* Eucyrtops latior — Western Australia...
Pocock, 1897 — Australia - IdiosomaIdiosomaIdiosoma is a genus of trapdoor spiders in the family Idiopidae with three species, found only in Western Australia.The genus was transferred from Ctenizidae to Idiopidae in 1985....
AussererAnton AussererAnton Ausserer was an Austrian naturalist specialising in spiders.- Selected publications :...
, 1871 — Australia
- Aganippe
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- Arbanitini
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- ArbanitisArbanitisArbanitis is a spider genus in the family Idiopidae found in Australia.-Species list:* Arbanitis beaury Raven & Wishart, 2006 — New South Wales* Arbanitis longipes — Queensland, New South Wales...
L. Koch, 1874 — Australia - BlakistoniaBlakistoniaBlakistonia is a spider genus in the family Idiopidae found in Australia.-Species list:* Blakistonia aurea Hogg, 1902 — South Australia* Blakistonia exsiccata — South Australia...
Hogg, 1902 — Australia - CantuariaCantuariaCantuaria is a spider genus in the family Idiopidae found in New Zealand.-Species list:* Cantuaria abdita Forster, 1968 — New Zealand* Cantuaria allani Forster, 1968 — New Zealand* Cantuaria aperta Forster, 1968 — New Zealand...
Hogg, 1902 — New Zealand - CataxiaCataxiaCataxia is a spider genus in the family Idiopidae found in Australia.-Species list:* Cataxia babindaensis Main, 1969 — Queensland* Cataxia bolganupensis — Western Australia* Cataxia cunicularis — Queensland...
Rainbow, 1914 — Australia - EuoplosEuoplosEuoplos is a spider genus in the family Idiopidae found in Australia.-Species list:* Euoplos annulipes — Tasmania* Euoplos bairnsdale — Victoria* Euoplos ballidu — Western Australia...
Rainbow, 1914 — Australia - MisgolasMisgolasMisgolas is a spider genus of the family Idiopidae. All species are endemic to Australia, with two species occurring only on Tasmania.-Name:...
KarschFriedrich KarschFerdinand Karsch or Karsch-Haack was a German arachnologist, entomologist and anthropologist....
, 1878 — Australia
- Arbanitis
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- Genysinae Simon, 1903
- GenysaGenysaGenysa is a spider genus in the family Idiopidae found in Madagascar.-Species list:* Genysa bicalcarata Simon, 1889 — Madagascar* Genysa decorsei — Madagascar...
Simon, 1889 — Madagascar - HibokaHibokaHiboka is a spider genus in the family Idiopidae with only one species, Hiboka geayi, found in Madagascar....
Fage, 1922 — Madagascar - NeoctenizaNeoctenizaNeocteniza is a spider genus in the family Idiopidae with species found in South America.-Species list:* Neocteniza australis Goloboff, 1987 — Brazil, Argentina* Neocteniza chancani Goloboff & Platnick, 1992 — Argentina...
Pocock, 1895 — Central and South America - ScalidognathusScalidognathusScalidognathus is a spider genus in the family Idiopidae.-Species list:* Scalidognathus montanus — India* Scalidognathus oreophilus Simon, 1892 — Sri Lanka* Scalidognathus radialis — Sri Lanka...
Karsch, 1891 — India, Sri Lanka, Seychelles
- Idiopinae Simon, 1892
- CtenolophusCtenolophusCtenolophus is a spider genus in the family Idiopidae found in Australia.-Species list:* Ctenolophus cregoei — South Africa* Ctenolophus fenoulheti Hewitt, 1913 — South Africa...
PurcellWilliam Frederick PurcellWilliam Frederick Purcell was a South African arachnologist and biologist.-External links:...
, 1904 — South Africa - GaleosomaGaleosomaGaleosoma is a spider genus in the family Idiopidae found in Africa.-Species list:* Galeosoma coronatum Hewitt, 1915 — South Africa** Galeosoma coronatum sphaeroideum Hewitt, 1919 — South Africa...
Purcell, 1903 — southern Africa - GorgyrellaGorgyrellaGorgyrella is a spider genus in the family Idiopidae found in Africa.-Species list:* Gorgyrella hirschhorni — Zimbabwe* Gorgyrella inermis Tucker, 1917 — Tanzania* Gorgyrella namaquensis Purcell, 1902 — South Africa...
Purcell, 1902 — southern Africa - HeligmomerusHeligmomerusHeligmomerus is a spider genus in the family Idiopidae found in Asia and Africa.-Species list:* Heligmomerus astutus — South Africa* Heligmomerus caffer Purcell, 1903 — South Africa...
Simon, 1892 — Africa, India, Sri Lanka - IdiopsIdiopsIdiops is a spider genus in the family Idiopidae. The species are found in South America, Africa, South Asia and the Middle East.-Species list:Idiops Perty, 1833* Idiops angusticeps — West Africa...
Perty, 1833 — South America, Africa, South Asia, Middle East - SegregaraSegregaraSegregara is a spider genus in the family Idiopidae with species found in South Africa.-Species list:* Segregara abrahami — South Africa* Segregara transvaalensis — South Africa...
Tucker, 1917 — South Africa - TitanidiopsTitanidiopsTitanidiops is a spider genus in the family Idiopidae.-Species list:* Titanidiops canariensis Wunderlich, 1992 — Canary Islands* Titanidiops compactus — East Africa* Titanidiops maroccanus Simon, 1909 — Morocco...
Simon, 1903 — Africa, Canary IslandsCanary IslandsThe Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
- incertae sedisIncertae sedis, is a term used to define a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is attributed by , , and similar terms.-Examples:*The fossil plant Paradinandra suecica could not be assigned to any...
- ProthemenopsProthemenopsProthemenops is a spider genus in the family Idiopidae with only one known species, Prothemenops siamensis, found in Thailand....
Schwendinger, 1991 — Thailand
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- Prothemenops siamensis Schwendinger, 1991
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External links
- Find-a-spider Guide: Images of several species