''Entychides'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of mygalomorph trapdoor spiders in the family Euctenizidae, and was first described by

Eugène Simon Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4, ...

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 spider 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 T ...

s 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 Willis John Gertsch (October 4, 1906 – December 12, 1998) was an American arachnologist. He described over 1,000 species of spiders, scorpions, and other arachnids, including the Brown recluse spider and the Tooth cave spider. Gertsch was born ...

& 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 {{Mygalomorphae-stub