| Vandami Idiops Trapdoor Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Idiops |
| Species: | I. vandami |
| Binomial name | |
| Idiops vandami (Hewitt, 1925) [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Idiops vandami is a species of spider in the family Idiopidae. [2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Vandami Idiops trapdoor spider. [3]
Idiops vandami is a Mpumalanga endemic known only from the type locality Barberton at an altitude of 807 m above sea level. [3]
The species inhabits the Savanna biome. It lives in silk-lined burrows closed with a trapdoor. [3]
Idiops vandami is known from both sexes. The appendages are very pale brown, while the carapace is pale with a reddish tinge and the ocular region infuscated. The abdomen is purplish above with spinnerets almost white. Lower surfaces are pale, with some infuscation on the sternum. [3]
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Idiops vandami is listed as Data Deficient due to insufficient knowledge about its distribution and threats. The species is under-collected and more sampling is needed to determine its range. [3]
The species was originally described by John Hewitt in 1925 as Acanthodon vandami from Barberton. The species has not been revised. [3]
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