Atypus Wii

''Atypus'', also called purseweb spiders, is a genus of atypical tarantulas first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804. It occurs in Eurasia, with one species (''A. affinis'') reaching into North Africa, and one species (''A. snetsingeri'') in the USA. Only three of the described species occur in Europe: ''A. piceus'', ''A. affinis'', and ''A. muralis''.

Peasants in the southern Carpathian Mountains used to cut up tubes built by ''Atypus'' and cover wounds with the inner lining. It reportedly facilitated healing, and even connected with the skin. This is believed to be due to antiseptic properties of spider silk (which is made of protein).

Identification features

They are three-clawed, medium to large spiders with eight eyes. They have six spinnerets with the median spinneret truncated. The prolateral sides of the maxillae are elongated. The cephalic side of the cephalothorax is elevated. They have large chelicerae with long and thin fangs. The male sternum has marginal ridges.

Species

it contains thirty-four species:
*''Atypus affinis'' Eichwald, 1830 – Europe (Ireland to Ukraine), North Africa
*''Atypus baotianmanensis'' Hu, 1994 – China
*''Atypus baotingensis'' Li, Xu, Zhang, Liu, Zhang & Li, 2018 – China (Hainan)
*''Atypus coreanus'' Kim, 1985 – Korea
*''Atypus dorsualis'' Thorell, 1897 – Myanmar, Thailand
*''Atypus flexus'' Zhu, Zhang, Song & Qu, 2006 – China
*''Atypus formosensis'' Kayashima, 1943 – Taiwan
*''Atypus heterothecus'' Zhang, 1985 – China
*''Atypus javanus'' Thorell, 1890 – Indonesia (Java)
*''Atypus jianfengensis'' Li, Xu, Zhang, Liu, Zhang & Li, 2018 – China (Hainan)
*''Atypus karschi'' Dönitz, 1887 – China, Taiwan, Japan
*''Atypus lannaianus'' Schwendinger, 1989 – Thailand
*''Atypus largosaccatus'' Zhu, Zhang, Song & Qu, 2006 – China
*''Atypus ledongensis'' Zhu, Zhang, Song & Qu, 2006 – China
*''Atypus magnus'' Namkung, 1986 – Russia (Far East), Korea
*'' Atypus medius'' Oliger, 1999 – Russia (Far East)
*'' Atypus minutus'' Lee, Lee, Yoo & Kim, 2015 – Korea
*''Atypus muralis'' Bertkau, 1890 – Central Europe to Iran and Turkmenistan
*''Atypus pedicellatus'' Zhu, Zhang, Song & Qu, 2006 – China
*''Atypus piceus'' (Sulzer, 1776) (type) – Europe (France to Russia), Iran
*''Atypus quelpartensis'' Namkung, 2002 – Korea
*''Atypus sacculatus'' Zhu, Zhang, Song & Qu, 2006 – China
*''Atypus seogwipoensis'' Kim, Ye & Noh, 2015 – Korea
*''Atypus sinensis'' Schenkel, 1953 – China
*''Atypus snetsingeri'' Sarno, 1973 – USA
*''Atypus sternosulcus'' Kim, Kim, Jung & Lee, 2006 – Korea
*''Atypus suiningensis'' Zhang, 1985 – China
*''Atypus suthepicus'' Schwendinger, 1989 – Thailand
*'' Atypus sutherlandi'' Chennappaiya, 1935 – India
*'' Atypus suwonensis'' Kim, Kim, Jung & Lee, 2006 – Korea
*'' Atypus tibetensis'' Zhu, Zhang, Song & Qu, 2006 – China
*'' Atypus wataribabaorum'' Tanikawa, 2006 – Japan
*'' Atypus wii'' Siliwal, Kumar & Raven, 2014 – India
*'' Atypus yajuni'' Zhu, Zhang, Song & Qu, 2006 – China

References

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Atypidae
Mygalomorphae genera
Spiders of Asia
Spiders of Africa
Spiders of North America
Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille