Entychides

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Entychides is a genus of mygalomorph trapdoor spiders in the family Euctenizidae, and was first described by Eugène Simon in 1888.[2] Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the wafer trapdoor spiders in 1985,[3] then to the Euctenizidae in 2012.[4]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
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Entychides
Entychides aurantiacus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Euctenizidae
Genus: Entychides
Simon, 1888[1]
Type species
E. aurantiacus
Simon, 1888
Species

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Species

As of May 2019 it contains four species in Mexico, the Southwestern United States, and the Lesser Antilles:[1][2][5]

  • Entychides arizonicus Gertsch & Wallace, 1936 – USA
  • Entychides aurantiacus Simon, 1888 (type) – Mexico
  • Entychides dugesi Simon, 1888 – Mexico
  • Entychides guadalupensis Simon, 1888 – Guadeloupe

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