Idiopidae (family)

1 Armoured or Spiny Trapdoor Spider at Yass River, NSW

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Identification history

Idiosoma sp. (Genus)	10 Jan 2025	NateKingsford
Idiopidae (family)	31 May 2022	EmmaCollins
Unverified	30 May 2022	JonLewis

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User's notes

Cold, wet spider, very slow moving. But looked mean!

2 comments

EmmaCollins wrote:

31 May 2022

Family is Idiopidae (Spiny Trapdoor Spiders)
Genus is most likely Idiosoma or Arbantis.

NKingsford wrote:

9 Sep 2024

I can only just make out the sigillium on the second photo, making this one Idiosoma. The eye arrangement and lack of cephalothorax setae are both good indicators this isn't Arbanitis

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
30 May 2022 09:04 PM Recorded on
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JonLewis NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Trapdoor, Funnelweb or Mouse spiders (Mygalomorphae) Spiders

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Idiopidae (family) Scientific name
Armoured or Spiny Trapdoor Spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 510.69m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania