Myrmekiaphila Comstocki
''Myrmekiaphila comstocki'' is a spider in the family Euctenizidae ("wafer-lid trapdoor spiders"), in the infraorder Mygalomorphae ("mygalomorphs").bugguide.net
''Myrmekiaphila comstocki'' species information.Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
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''Myrmekiaphila comstocki'' species overview. The distribution range of ''Myrmekiaphila comstocki'' includes the USA and Mexico.
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Euctenizidae
The Euctenizidae (formerly Cyrtaucheniidae subfamily Euctenizinae) are a family of mygalomorph spiders. They are now considered to be more closely related to Idiopidae. Etymology The name comes from the Greek prefix (''eu-''), meaning "valuable" or "good", which had been thought that the family Ctenizidae possess these traits.Bond, J. E., B. E. Hendrixson, C. A. Hamilton & M. Hedin. (Bond et al., 2012b) - ''A reconsideration of the classification of the spider infraorder Mygalomorphae (Arachnida: Araneae) based on three nuclear genes and morphology'' Biology Many, but not all, make wafer-like doors to their burrows, while others build the cork-like doors found commonly in the true trapdoor spiders. The biology of nearly all of the species is poorly known. Distribution The family occurs almost exclusively in the United States and Mexico. Common U.S. genera include ''Myrmekiaphila'', ''Aptostichus'' and '' Promyrmekiaphila''. Genera , the World Spider Catalog accepts the fo ...
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