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{{short description|Family of spiders}}
{{Short description|Family of spiders}}
{{Automatic taxobox
{{Automatic taxobox
| name = Armored trapdoor spiders
| name = Armored trapdoor spiders
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| authority = [[Eugène Simon|Simon]], 1889
| authority = [[Eugène Simon|Simon]], 1889
| range_map = Distribution.idiopidae.1.png
| range_map = Distribution.idiopidae.1.png
| diversity = [[#Genera|22 genera]], [[List of Idiopidae species|426 species]]
| diversity = [[#Genera|23 genera]], [[List of Idiopidae species|441 species]]
}}
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[[Image:Africantrapdoor.JPG|thumb|''Gorgyrella'' sp.]]
'''Idiopidae''', also known as '''armored trapdoor spiders''',<ref>{{cite report|title=Common Names of Arachnids|year=2003|edition=
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Fifth|author=American Arachnological Society Committee on Common Names of Arachnids|url=http://www.americanarachnology.org/assets/pdfs/arachnid_common_names2003.pdf}}</ref> is a family of [[Mygalomorphae|mygalomorph]]<ref>{{cite journal| last=Raven| first=R.J.| year=1985| title=The spider Infraorder Mygalomorphae (Araneae): cladistics and systematics| journal=Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History| volume=182}}</ref> [[spider]]s first described by [[Eugène Simon]] in 1889.<ref>{{cite book| last=Simon| first=E.| year=1889| title=Arachnides}}</ref> They have a large body similar to [[tarantula]]s.


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'''Idiopidae''', also known as '''armored''' or '''spiny trapdoor spiders''',<ref>{{cite report|title=Common Names of Arachnids|year=2003|edition=Fifth|author=American Arachnological Society Committee on Common Names of Arachnids|url=http://www.americanarachnology.org/assets/pdfs/arachnid_common_names2003.pdf}}</ref> is a family of [[Mygalomorphae|mygalomorph]]<ref>{{cite journal| last=Raven| first=R.J.| year=1985| title=The spider Infraorder Mygalomorphae (Araneae): cladistics and systematics| journal=Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History| volume=182}}</ref> [[spider]]s first described by [[Eugène Simon]] in 1889.<ref>{{cite book| last=Simon| first=E.| year=1889| title=Arachnides}}</ref>
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==Description==
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[[Image:Africantrapdoor.JPG|thumb|250px|''Gorgyrella'' sp.]]


==Behaviour==
In some species the males have a spur on their legs, which they will show if provoked.<ref>Find-a-spider Guide</ref>
Idiopidae build burrows, and some species close these with a door. ''Prothemenops siamensis'' from Thailand, which is about 2&nbsp;cm long, builds its retreat in a streamside vertical earth bank in lower montane rainforest. Each burrow has two or three entrances that lead into a main tube.


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==Description==
Idiopidae build burrows, and some species close these with a door.
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The spiders have large bodies, similar to those of [[tarantula]]s. In most species the males have a spur on their legs, which is used to immobilise the female and prevent her from biting during the mating process. The lateral posterior [[Spinneret (spider)|spinnerets]] are elongated.<ref name=murphy2000>{{cite journal| last1=Murphy| first1=Frances| last2=Murphy| first2=John| year=2000| title=An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia| journal=Malaysian Nature Society Kuala Lumpur}}</ref>

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The about 2&nbsp;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 [[Spinneret (spider)|spinnerets]] are elongated.<ref name=murphy2000>{{cite journal| last1=Murphy| first1=Frances| last2=Murphy| first2=John| year=2000| title=An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia| journal=Malaysian Nature Society Kuala Lumpur}}</ref>


The oldest known idiopid died at the age of 43 years.<ref name="DOI10.1071/PC18015">
The oldest known idiopid, [[Number 16 (spider)|Number 16]], died at the age of 43 years.<ref name="DOI10.1071/PC18015">
{{cite journal
{{cite journal
| author = Leanda Denise Mason, Grant Wardell-Johnson, Barbara York Main
| author = Leanda Denise Mason
| author2 = Grant Wardell-Johnson
| author3 = Barbara York Main
| authorlink =
| year = 2018
| year = 2018
| month =
| day =
| title = The longest-lived spider: mygalomorphs dig deep, and persevere
| title = The longest-lived spider: mygalomorphs dig deep, and persevere
| journal = Pacific Conservation Biology
| journal = Pacific Conservation Biology
| volume =
| volume = 24
| issue =
| issue = 2
| pages =
| pages = 203
| doi = 10.1071/PC18015
| doi = 10.1071/PC18015
| pmid =
| doi-access = free
| hdl = 20.500.11937/68826
| hdl-access = free
}}
}}
</ref>
</ref>


==Genera==
==Species==
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As of 2019, the [[World Spider Catalog]] accepted the following genera:<ref name=NMBE>{{cite web| title=Family: Idiopidae Simon, 1889| website=World Spider Catalog| access-date=2019-04-22| publisher=Natural History Museum Bern| url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/family/45}}</ref>
{{main|List of Idiopidae species}}
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{{as of|2019|04}}, the [[World Spider Catalog]] accepts the following genera:<ref name=NMBE>{{cite web| title=Family: Idiopidae Simon, 1889| website=World Spider Catalog| accessdate=2019-04-22| publisher=Natural History Museum Bern| url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/family/45}}</ref>
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{{div col|colwidth=30em|small=yes}}
*''[[Arbanitis]]'' <small>L. Koch, 1874</small> — Australia
*''[[Arbanitis]]'' <small>L. Koch, 1874</small> — Australia
*''[[Blakistonia]]'' <small>Hogg, 1902</small> — Australia
*''[[Blakistonia]]'' <small>Hogg, 1902</small> — Australia
*''[[Bungulla_(spider)|Bungulla]]'' <small>Rix, Main, Raven & Harvey, 2017</small> — Australia
*''[[Bungulla (spider)|Bungulla]]'' <small>Rix, Main, Raven & Harvey, 2017</small> — Australia
*''[[Cantuaria]]'' <small>Hogg, 1902</small> — New Zealand, Australia
*''[[Cantuaria]]'' <small>Hogg, 1902</small> — New Zealand, Australia
*''[[Cataxia]]'' <small>Rainbow, 1914</small> — Australia
*''[[Cataxia]]'' <small>Rainbow, 1914</small> — Australia
*''[[Cryptoforis]]'' <small>Wilson, Rix & Raven, 2020</small> — Australia
*''[[Ctenolophus]]'' <small>Purcell, 1904</small> — South Africa
*''[[Ctenolophus]]'' <small>Purcell, 1904</small> — South Africa
*''[[Eucanippe]]'' <small>Rix, Main, Raven & Harvey, 2017</small>
*''[[Eucanippe]]'' <small>Rix, Main, Raven & Harvey, 2017</small> — Australia
*''[[Eucyrtops]]'' <small>Pocock, 1897</small> — Australia
*''[[Eucyrtops]]'' <small>Pocock, 1897</small> — Australia
*''[[Euoplos]]'' <small>Rainbow, 1914</small> — Australia
*''[[Euoplos]]'' <small>Rainbow, 1914</small> — Australia
*''[[Gaius_villosus|Gaius]]'' <small>Rainbow, 1914</small> — Australia
*''[[Gaius (spider)|Gaius]]'' <small>Rainbow, 1914</small> — Australia
*''[[Galeosoma]]'' <small>Purcell, 1903</small> — South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana
*''[[Galeosoma]]'' <small>Purcell, 1903</small> — South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana
*''[[Genysa]]'' <small>Simon, 1889</small> — Madagascar
*''[[Genysa]]'' <small>Simon, 1889</small> — Madagascar
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Wikispecies|Idiopidae}}
{{Wikispecies|Idiopidae}}
{{commonscat|Idiopidae}}
{{Commons category|Idiopidae}}
* Find-a-spider Guide: [https://web.archive.org/web/20050316095109/http://www.usq.edu.au/spider/find/family.htm#Idiopidae Images of several species]
* Find-a-spider Guide: [https://web.archive.org/web/20050316095109/http://www.usq.edu.au/spider/find/family.htm#Idiopidae Images of several species]
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[[Category:Idiopidae|*]]
[[Category:Idiopidae| ]]
[[Category:Mygalomorphae families]]
[[Category:Mygalomorphae families]]



{{Mygalomorphae-stub}}
{{Idiopidae-stub}}

Latest revision as of 19:11, 5 January 2024

Armored trapdoor spiders
Idiops constructor, male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Clade: Avicularioidea
Family: Idiopidae
Simon, 1889
Diversity
23 genera, 441 species
Gorgyrella sp.

Idiopidae, also known as armored or spiny trapdoor spiders,[1] is a family of mygalomorph[2] spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1889.[3]

Behaviour[edit]

Idiopidae build burrows, and some species close these with a door. Prothemenops siamensis from Thailand, which is about 2 cm long, builds its retreat in a streamside vertical earth bank in lower montane rainforest. Each burrow has two or three entrances that lead into a main tube.

Description[edit]

The spiders have large bodies, similar to those of tarantulas. In most species the males have a spur on their legs, which is used to immobilise the female and prevent her from biting during the mating process. The lateral posterior spinnerets are elongated.[4]

The oldest known idiopid, Number 16, died at the age of 43 years.[5]

Species[edit]

As of 2019, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following genera:[6]

  • 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
  • Cryptoforis Wilson, Rix & Raven, 2020 — Australia
  • Ctenolophus Purcell, 1904 — South Africa
  • Eucanippe Rix, Main, Raven & Harvey, 2017 — Australia
  • 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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ American Arachnological Society Committee on Common Names of Arachnids (2003). Common Names of Arachnids (PDF) (Report) (Fifth ed.).
  2. ^ Raven, R.J. (1985). "The spider Infraorder Mygalomorphae (Araneae): cladistics and systematics". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 182.
  3. ^ Simon, E. (1889). Arachnides.
  4. ^ Murphy, Frances; Murphy, John (2000). "An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia". Malaysian Nature Society Kuala Lumpur.
  5. ^ Leanda Denise Mason; Grant Wardell-Johnson; Barbara York Main (2018). "The longest-lived spider: mygalomorphs dig deep, and persevere". Pacific Conservation Biology. 24 (2): 203. doi:10.1071/PC18015. hdl:20.500.11937/68826.
  6. ^ "Family: Idiopidae Simon, 1889". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-22.

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