''Entychides'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
mygalomorph
The Mygalomorphae, or mygalomorphs, are an infraorder of spiders, and comprise one of three major groups of living spiders with over 3000 species, found on all continents except Antarctica. Many members are known as trapdoor spiders due to t ...
trapdoor spiders in the family
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 "valua ...
, and was first described by
Eugène Simon in 1888.
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
wafer trapdoor spiders in 1985,
then to the Euctenizidae in 2012.
Species
it contains four species in Mexico, the Southwestern United States, and the Lesser Antilles:
*''
Entychides arizonicus''
Gertsch & Wallace, 1936 – USA
*''
Entychides aurantiacus''
Simon, 1888 (
type) – Mexico
*''
Entychides dugesi''
Simon, 1888 – Mexico
*''
Entychides guadalupensis''
Simon, 1888 – Guadeloupe
References
Euctenizidae
Mygalomorphae genera
Spiders of North America
Taxa named by Eugène Simon
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