''Entychides'' 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 ...

mygalomorph The Mygalomorphae, or mygalomorphs, are an infraorder of spiders, and comprise one of three major groups of living spiders with over 3,000 species, found on all continents except Antarctica. Many members are known as trapdoor spiders due to t ...

trapdoor spiders in the family

Euctenizidae The Euctenizidae (formerly Cyrtaucheniidae subfamily Euctenizinae) are a family of mygalomorph spiders. They are now considered to be more closely related to Idiopidae. Etymology The name comes from the Greek prefix (''eu-''), meaning "valu ...

, and was first described by

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in 1888. 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

wafer trapdoor spider 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 ...

s in 1985, then to the Euctenizidae in 2012.

Species

it contains four species in Mexico, the Southwestern United States, and the Lesser Antilles: *'' Entychides arizonicus'' Gertsch & Wallace, 1936 – USA *'' Entychides aurantiacus'' Simon, 1888 (

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) – Mexico *'' Entychides dugesi'' Simon, 1888 – Mexico *'' Entychides guadalupensis'' Simon, 1888 – Guadeloupe

References

Euctenizidae Mygalomorphae genera Spiders of North America Taxa named by Eugène Simon {{Euctenizidae-stub