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Ctenolophus

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Ctenolophus is a genus of South African armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1904. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the Idiopidae in 1985.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyIdiopidae
Observations recorded73

Ctenolophus is een geslacht van spinnen uit de familie van de Idiopidae (Valdeurspinnen). Soorten Ctenolophus cregoei (Purcell, 1902) Ctenolophus fenoulheti Hewitt, 1913 Ctenolophus heligmomeriformis Strand, 1907 Ctenolophus kolbei (Purcell, 1902) Ctenolophus oomi Hewitt, 1913 Ctenolophus pectinipalpis (Purcell, 1903) Ctenolophus spiricola (Purcell, 1903)

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
56
Family
Idiopidae
Collections
SAM, ARC-PPRI
Recorded in
South Africa, Southern Africa

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Idiopidae
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taxon name
Ctenolophus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Ctenolophus
endemic to
South Africa
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Life style
  • Description
  • Taxonomy
  • Species

Ctenolophus is a genus of South African armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1904. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the Idiopidae in 1985.

==Life style== Little is known about the behaviour of Ctenolophus species except for a few reports.

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