Infraorder Fornicephalae Scientific name Idiopidae Higher classification Idiopoidea Order Spider | Superfamily Idiopoidea Rank Family | |
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Similar Actinopodidae, Barychelidae, Gallieniellidae, Malkaridae, Amphinectidae | ||
Idiopidae sp myanmar
Idiopidae (superfamily Idiopoidea) are a mygalomorph spider family, also known as the armored trapdoor spiders. They have a large body that often looks rather like a tarantula.
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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.
Genera
The categorization into subfamilies follows Raven (1985)
References
Idiopidae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA