Idiops nigropilosus

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Idiops nigropilosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Idiops
Species:
I. nigropilosus
Binomial name
Idiops nigropilosus
(Hewitt, 1919)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acanthodon nigropilosus Hewitt, 1919

Idiops nigropilosus is a species of spider in the family Idiopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]

Idiops nigropilosus is recorded from Gauteng and Mpumalanga. The species occurs at an altitude of 1,698 m above sea level.[3]

Habitat and ecology

The species inhabits the Grassland biome. It lives in silk-lined burrows closed with a trapdoor.[3]

Description

Idiops nigropilosus is known from both sexes and has been partly illustrated.[3]

Conservation

Taxonomy

References

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