Idiops monticola
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| Wonderboom 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. monticola |
| Binomial name | |
| Idiops monticola (Hewitt, 1916)[1] | |
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Idiops monticola is a species of spider in the family Idiopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Wonderboom Idiops trapdoor spider.[3]
Idiops monticola is recorded from seven provinces in South Africa, Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and North West. The species occurs at altitudes ranging from 268 to 1,758 m above sea level.[3]
