''Antrodiaetus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of American and Japanese
folding trapdoor spiders first described by
Anton Ausserer
Anton Ausserer (5 July 184320 July 1889)Maurer, Ferdinand: ''Nachruf an Dr. Anton Ausserer.'' Programm des kk. acad. Gymnasiums in Grätz. Graz 1890 was an Austrian natural history, naturalist specialising in spiders.Bonnet, Pierre: Bibliographi ...
in 1871.
The name is a combination of the Greek "antrodiaitos" (αντροδιαιτος), meaning "living in caves", "antron" (αντρον), meaning "cave", and "diaita (διαιτα), meaning "way of life, dwelling".
Species
the
World Spider Catalog
The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned with spider taxonomy. It aims to list all accepted families, genera and species, as well as provide access to the related taxonomic literature.
The WSC began as a series of ...
accepted the following species:
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Antrodiaetus apachecus''
Coyle, 1971 — USA
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Antrodiaetus ashlandensis''
Cokendolpher, Peck & Niwa, 2005 — USA
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Antrodiaetus cerberus''
Coyle, 1971 — USA
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Antrodiaetus coylei''
Cokendolpher, Peck & Niwa, 2005 — USA
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Antrodiaetus effeminatus''
Cokendolpher, Peck & Niwa, 2005 — USA
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Antrodiaetus hageni''
(Chamberlin, 1917) — USA
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Antrodiaetus lincolnianus''
(Worley, 1928) — USA
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Antrodiaetus metapacificus''
Cokendolpher, Peck & Niwa, 2005 — USA
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Antrodiaetus microunicolor''
Hendrixson & Bond, 2005 — USA
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Antrodiaetus montanus''
(Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935) — USA
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Antrodiaetus occultus''
Coyle, 1971 — USA
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Antrodiaetus pacificus''
(Simon, 1884) — USA
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Antrodiaetus pugnax''
(Chamberlin, 1917) — USA
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Antrodiaetus robustus''
(Simon, 1891) — USA
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Antrodiaetus roretzi''
(L. Koch, 1878) — Japan
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Antrodiaetus stygius''
Coyle, 1971 — USA
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Antrodiaetus unicolor
''Antrodiaetus unicolor'' is a species of folding-door spider in the family Antrodiaetidae
Antrodiaetidae, also known as folding trapdoor spiders or folding-door spiders, is a small spider family related to atypical tarantulas. They are found ...
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(Hentz, 1842) — USA
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Antrodiaetus yesoensis
''Antrodiaetus'' is a genus of American and Japanese folding trapdoor spiders first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. The name is a combination of the Greek "antrodiaitos" (αντροδιαιτος), meaning "living in caves", "antron" (αν� ...
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(Uyemura, 1942) — Japan
References
Antrodiaetidae
Mygalomorphae genera
Spiders of Asia
Spiders of the United States
Taxa named by Anton Ausserer
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