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Spiny Trapdoor Spiders

Idiopidae
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Summary

Idiopidae, also known as armored trapdoor spiders, is a family of mygalomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1889. They have a large body similar to tarantulas.

Spiny Trapdoor Spiders

Idiopidae
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Scientific classification

kingdom: Animalia
phylum: Arthropoda
class: Arachnida
order: Araneae

Species

Idiops hepburni

Idiops hepburni

Idiops hepburni

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Neocteniza fantastica

Neocteniza fantastica

Neocteniza fantastica

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Heligmomerus prostans

Heligmomerus prostans

Heligmomerus prostans

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Bungulla burbidgei

Bungulla burbidgei

Bungulla burbidgei

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Euoplos mcmillani

Euoplos mcmillani

Euoplos mcmillani

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Idiosoma arenaceum

Idiosoma arenaceum

Idiosoma arenaceum

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Arbanitis biroi

Arbanitis biroi

Arbanitis biroi

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Arbanitis tarnawskiae

Arbanitis tarnawskiae

Arbanitis tarnawskiae

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Arbanitis villosus

Arbanitis villosus

Arbanitis villosus

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Arbanitis wayorum

Arbanitis wayorum

Arbanitis wayorum

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Idiops santaremius

Idiops santaremius

Idiops santaremius

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Idiops aussereri

Idiops aussereri

Idiops aussereri

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Euoplos kalbarri

Euoplos kalbarri

Euoplos kalbarri

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Euoplos booloumba

Euoplos booloumba

Euoplos booloumba

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Euoplos jayneae

Euoplos jayneae

Euoplos jayneae

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Description

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. The oldest known idiopid, Number 16, died at the age of 43 years.

Genera

As of 2019, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera: - Arbanitis L. Koch, 1874 — Australia - Blakistonia Hogg, 1902 — Australia - Bungulla Rix, Main, Raven & Harvey, 2017 — Australia - Cantuaria Hogg, 1902 — New Zealand, Australia - Cataxia Rainbow, 1914 — Australia - Ctenolophus Purcell, 1904 — South Africa - Eucanippe Rix, Main, Raven & Harvey, 2017 - Eucyrtops Pocock, 1897 — Australia - Euoplos Rainbow, 1914 — Australia - Gaius Rainbow, 1914 — Australia - Galeosoma Purcell, 1903 — South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana - Genysa Simon, 1889 — Madagascar - Gorgyrella Purcell, 1902 — Zimbabwe, Tanzania, South Africa - Heligmomerus Simon, 1892 — Africa, Asia - Hiboka Fage, 1922 — Madagascar - Idiops Perty, 1833 — South America, Africa, Asia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Idiosoma Ausserer, 1871 — Australia - Neocteniza Pocock, 1895 — Central America, South America - Prothemenops Schwendinger, 1991 — Thailand - Scalidognathus Karsch, 1892 — India, Sri Lanka - Segregara Tucker, 1917 — South Africa - Titanidiops Simon, 1903 — Morocco