Idiops nigropilosus
| Idiops nigropilosus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Idiops |
| Species: | I. nigropilosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Idiops nigropilosus (Hewitt, 1919)[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Idiops nigropilosus is a species of spider in the family Idiopidae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa.[3]
Distribution
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
Idiops nigropilosus is listed as Data Deficient due to insufficient knowledge about its location, distribution and threats. The species is under-collected and identification is still problematic. More sampling is needed to determine the species' range.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by John Hewitt in 1919 as Acanthodon nigropilosus from Carolina. The species has not been revised.[3]
References
- ^ Hewitt, J. (1919). "Descriptions of new South African Araneae and Solifugae". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 6: 63–111.
- ^ "Idiops nigropilosus (Hewitt, 1919)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Idiopidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 48. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6324502. Retrieved 23 September 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.