''Cyrtauchenius'' is a
genus
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of
wafer trapdoor spiders that was first described by
Tamerlan Thorell
Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Sweden, Swedish arachnologist.
Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale de Genoa. He corresponded with other arachnologists, such as Oc ...
in 1869.
Originally placed with the
Ctenizidae
Ctenizidae is a small family of mygalomorph spiders that construct burrows with a cork-like trapdoor made of soil, vegetation, and silk. They may be called trapdoor spiders, as are other, similar species, such as those of the families Liphistii ...
, it was moved to the
Cyrtaucheniidae
The wafer trapdoor spiders, family Cyrtaucheniidae, are a widespread family of spiders that lack the thorn-like spines on tarsi and metatarsi I and II (the two outermost leg segments) found in true trapdoor spiders (Ctenizidae).
Etymology
Th ...
in 1985.
Species
it contains fourteen species, almost all from
Algeria
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Cyrtauchenius artifex
''Cyrtauchenius'' is a genus of wafer trapdoor spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the Cyrtaucheniidae in 1985.
Species
it contains fourteen species, almost all f ...
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( Simon, 1889) – Algeria
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Cyrtauchenius bedeli
''Cyrtauchenius'' is a genus of wafer trapdoor spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the Cyrtaucheniidae in 1985.
Species
it contains fourteen species, almost all f ...
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Simon, 1881 – Algeria
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Cyrtauchenius bicolor
''Cyrtauchenius'' is a genus of wafer trapdoor spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the Cyrtaucheniidae in 1985.
Species
it contains fourteen species, almost all f ...
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(Simon, 1889) – Algeria
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Cyrtauchenius castaneiceps
''Cyrtauchenius'' is a genus of wafer trapdoor spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the Cyrtaucheniidae in 1985.
Species
it contains fourteen species, almost all f ...
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(Simon, 1889) – Algeria
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Cyrtauchenius dayensis
''Cyrtauchenius'' is a genus of wafer trapdoor spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the Cyrtaucheniidae in 1985.
Species
it contains fourteen species, almost all f ...
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Simon, 1881 – Algeria
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Cyrtauchenius inops
''Cyrtauchenius'' is a genus of wafer trapdoor spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the Cyrtaucheniidae in 1985.
Species
it contains fourteen species, almost all f ...
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(Simon, 1889) – Algeria
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Cyrtauchenius latastei
''Cyrtauchenius'' is a genus of wafer trapdoor spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the Cyrtaucheniidae in 1985.
Species
it contains fourteen species, almost all f ...
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Simon, 1881 – Algeria
*''
Cyrtauchenius longipalpus
''Cyrtauchenius'' is a genus of wafer trapdoor spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the Cyrtaucheniidae in 1985.
Species
it contains fourteen species, almost all f ...
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(Denis, 1945) – Algeria
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Cyrtauchenius luridus
''Cyrtauchenius'' is a genus of wafer trapdoor spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the Cyrtaucheniidae in 1985.
Species
it contains fourteen species, almost all f ...
''
Simon, 1881 – Algeria
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Cyrtauchenius maculatus''
(Simon, 1889) – Algeria
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Cyrtauchenius structor
''Cyrtauchenius'' is a genus of wafer trapdoor spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the Cyrtaucheniidae in 1985.
Species
it contains fourteen species, almost all f ...
''
(Simon, 1889) – Algeria
*''
Cyrtauchenius talpa
''Cyrtauchenius'' is a genus of wafer trapdoor spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the Cyrtaucheniidae in 1985.
Species
it contains fourteen species, almost all f ...
''
Simon, 1891 – USA
*''
Cyrtauchenius terricola
''Cyrtauchenius'' is a genus of wafer trapdoor spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the Cyrtaucheniidae in 1985.
Species
it contains fourteen species, almost all f ...
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(Lucas, 1846) (
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) – Algeria
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Cyrtauchenius vittatus
''Cyrtauchenius'' is a genus of wafer trapdoor spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the Cyrtaucheniidae in 1985.
Species
it contains fourteen species, almost all f ...
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Simon, 1881 – Algeria
References
Cyrtaucheniidae
Mygalomorphae genera
Spiders of Africa
Spiders of the United States
Taxa named by Tamerlan Thorell
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