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Eucteniza
Eucteniza ( /juːktəˈnaɪzə/ yook-tə-NY-zə) is a genus of trapdoor spiders in the family Euctenizidae containing at least 14 species occurring in Mexico and the southern United States. Species are distinguished by a softened rear portion of the carapace, and males possess large spines on the first two pairs of walking legs that are used to hold females during mating. Like other trapdoor spiders they create burrows with a hinged lid, from which they...
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Southwestern Trapdoor Spider
speciesEucteniza relata
Eucteniza ronnewtoni
speciesEucteniza ronnewtoni
Eucteniza rosalia
speciesEucteniza rosalia
Eucteniza cabowabo
speciesEucteniza cabowabo
Eucteniza zapatista
speciesEucteniza zapatista
Eucteniza mexicana
speciesEucteniza mexicana
Eucteniza caprica
speciesEucteniza caprica
Eucteniza chichimeca
speciesEucteniza chichimeca
Eucteniza coylei
speciesEucteniza coylei
Eucteniza diablo
speciesEucteniza diablo
Eucteniza golondrina
speciesEucteniza golondrina
Eucteniza hidalgo
speciesEucteniza hidalgo
Eucteniza huasteca
speciesEucteniza huasteca
Eucteniza panchovillai
speciesEucteniza panchovillai
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 250095.