''Cyrtauchenius'' 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
wafer trapdoor spiders that was first described by
Tamerlan Thorell
Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Sweden, Swedish arachnologist.
Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale de Genoa. He corresponded with other arachnologists, such as Oc ...
in 1869.
Originally placed with the
Ctenizidae
Ctenizidae ( ) 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 Li ...
, it was moved to the
Cyrtaucheniidae
The family Cyrtaucheniidae, known as wafer-lid trapdoor spiders, are a widespread family of Mygalomorphae spiders.
Description
Wafer-lid spiders are generally large and range in color between light brown and black. Their eyes are placed in tw ...
in 1985.
Species
it contains fourteen species, almost all from
Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
:
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Cyrtauchenius artifex''
(Simon
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, 1889) – Algeria
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Cyrtauchenius bedeli''
Simon, 1881 – Algeria
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Cyrtauchenius bicolor''
(Simon, 1889) – Algeria
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Cyrtauchenius castaneiceps''
(Simon, 1889) – Algeria
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Cyrtauchenius dayensis''
Simon, 1881 – Algeria
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Cyrtauchenius inops''
(Simon, 1889) – Algeria
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Cyrtauchenius latastei''
Simon, 1881 – Algeria
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Cyrtauchenius longipalpus''
(Denis, 1945) – Algeria
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Cyrtauchenius luridus''
Simon, 1881 – Algeria
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Cyrtauchenius maculatus''
(Simon, 1889) – Algeria
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Cyrtauchenius structor''
(Simon, 1889) – Algeria
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Cyrtauchenius talpa''
Simon, 1891 – USA
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Cyrtauchenius terricola''
(Lucas, 1846) (
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) – Algeria
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Cyrtauchenius vittatus''
Simon, 1881 – Algeria
References
Cyrtaucheniidae
Mygalomorphae genera
Spiders of Africa
Spiders of the United States
Taxa named by Tamerlan Thorell
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