Entychides

Entychides is a genus of mygalomorph trapdoor spiders in the family Euctenizidae, and was first described by Eugène Simon in 1888.^[2] Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the wafer trapdoor spiders in 1985,^[3] then to the Euctenizidae in 2012.^[4]

Entychides
Entychides aurantiacus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Euctenizidae
Genus:	Entychides Simon, 1888[1]
Type species
E. aurantiacus Simon, 1888
Species
4, see text

Species

As of May 2019^[update] it contains four species in Mexico, the Southwestern United States, and the Lesser Antilles:^[1][2][5]

• Entychides arizonicus Gertsch & Wallace, 1936 – USA
• Entychides aurantiacus Simon, 1888 (type) – Mexico
• Entychides dugesi Simon, 1888 – Mexico
• Entychides guadalupensis Simon, 1888 – Guadeloupe