Antrodiaetidae

Antrodiaetidae, also known as folding trapdoor spiders or folding-door spiders, is a small spider family related to atypical tarantulas. They are found almost exclusively in the western and midwestern United States, from California to Washington and east to the Appalachian Mountains.^[1] Exceptions include Antrodiaetus roretzi and Antrodiaetus yesoensis, which are endemic to Japan and are considered relict species. It is likely that two separate vicariance events led to the evolution of these two species.^[2]

Folding trapdoor spiders Temporal range: Cretaceous–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Antrodiaetus unicolor, female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Clade:	Atypoidea
Family:	Antrodiaetidae Gertsch, 1940
Genera
See text.
Diversity
2 genera, 35 species

Genera

As of December 2024^[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following genera:^[1]

• Aliatypus Smith, 1908 — United States
• Antrodiaetus Ausserer, 1871 — United States, Japan
• Atypoides O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1883 — United States
• Hexura Simon, 1884 — United States

Name

The name “folding-door” describes how they open or close the entrance to their burrow; they unfold or fold the door.