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Idioctis parilarilao is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Barychelidae family. [1] The species name parilarilao also forms a part of its alternative name, the parilarilao trapdoor spider . In the Paiwan language , parilarilao means "living at the end of Taiwan".
Ctenizidae (/ ˈ t ə n ɪ z ə d iː / tə-NIZZ-ə-dee) [2] 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 Liphistiidae, Barychelidae, and Cyrtaucheniidae, and some species in the Idiopidae and Nemesiid
Like spiders in general, most species of Mygalomorphae have eight eyes, one pair of principal and three pairs of secondary eyes. Chelicerae of a black wishbone spider ( Nemesiidae ) Their chelicerae and fangs are large and powerful and have ample venom glands that lie entirely within their chelicerae .
The eyes are arranged in two or three rows. Females do not have scopulae on their legs, but do have unique curved, thornlike spines on the sides of legs I and II. Males have scopulae on the tarsi of at least some legs, often all. Their anterior legs have prominent spines and projections on the distal segments; their posterior legs have larger ...
Trapdoor spiders in New Zealand do not have silk trip lines, but instead sense the vibrations of the prey outside the trapdoor. The spiders have been observed, perching just behind the trap door, ready to strike. Occasionally the spider will leave the burrow completely to chase the prey, however this wasn’t the preferred behaviour. [1]
Wafer-lid spiders are generally large and range in color between light brown and black. Their eyes are placed in two rows, either in a rectangular position or with the back row wider apart. [4] They lack the thornlike spines on tarsi and metatarsi I and II (the two outermost leg segments) found in true trapdoor spiders .
A reconsideration of the classification of the spider infraorder Mygalomorphae (Arachnida: Araneae) based on three nuclear genes and morphology. PLoS One 7(6): e38753. Platnick, Norman I. (2014): The world spider catalog , version 14.5.
Myrmekiaphila is a genus of North American mygalomorph trapdoor spiders in the family Euctenizidae, and was first described by G. F. Atkinson in 1886. [2] All described species are endemic to the southeastern United States. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the wafer trapdoor spiders in 1985, [3] then to the Euctenizidae in ...