Idiops nigropilosus

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Carolina Idiops Trapdoor Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Idiops
Species:
I. nigropilosus
Binomial name
Idiops nigropilosus
(Hewitt, 1919) [1]
Synonyms
  • Acanthodon nigropilosusHewitt, 1919

Idiops nigropilosus is a species of spider in the family Idiopidae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Carolina Idiops trapdoor spider. [3]

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Distribution

Idiops nigropilosus is recorded from Gauteng and Mpumalanga. The species occurs at an altitude of 1,698 m above sea level. [3]

Habitat and ecology

The species inhabits the Grassland biome. It lives in silk-lined burrows closed with a trapdoor. [3]

Description

Idiops nigropilosus is known from both sexes and has been partly illustrated. [3]

Conservation

Idiops nigropilosus is listed as Data Deficient due to insufficient knowledge about its location, distribution and threats. The species is under-collected and identification is still problematic. More sampling is needed to determine the species' range. [3]

Taxonomy

The species was originally described by John Hewitt in 1919 as Acanthodon nigropilosus from Carolina. The species has not been revised. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Hewitt, J. (1919). "Descriptions of new South African Araneae and Solifugae". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6: 63–111.
  2. ↑ "Idiops nigropilosus (Hewitt, 1919)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Idiopidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 48. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324502 . Retrieved 23 September 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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