Idiops thorelli

Idiops thorelli is a species of spider in the family Idiopidae.^[2] It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Thorell's Idiops trapdoor spider.^[3]

Thorell's Idiops Trapdoor Spider
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Idiopidae
Genus:	Idiops
Species:	I. thorelli
Binomial name
Idiops thorelli O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1870[1]

Distribution

Idiops thorelli is known only from South Africa, but no exact locality is recorded for the type specimen.^[3]

Habitat and ecology

The habitat and lifestyle of the species are unknown.^[3]

Description

See also: Glossary of spider terms

Idiops thorelli is known only from males. The carapace and legs are orange-yellow-brown in colour and very sparingly furnished with hairs. The legs have a few fine spines. The abdomen is dark yellow-brown. The form of the cephalothorax is broadly but regularly oval, depressed above with fairly marked normal furrows and indentations.^[3]

Conservation

Idiops thorelli is listed as Data Deficient for taxonomic reasons. The type material needs to be located for redescription of the species before it can be properly sampled.^[3]

Etymology

The species is named after Swedish arachnologist Tamerlan Thorell (1830–1901).

Taxonomy

The species was described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1870 with the type locality given only as "South Africa". The species is known only from a single specimen collected prior to 1870. More sampling is needed to collect females and more males to determine the species' range.^[3]