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    Ctenizidae is a small family of mygalomorph spiders that construct burrows with a cork-like trapdoor made of soil, vegetation, and silk. They may be called...
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    study by Opatova et al. (2020) The generic composition of the families Ctenizidae, Cyrtaucheniidae, Dipluridae, and Nemesiidae were relimited. Five subfamilies...
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    first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, when the family split in 2018, this genus was placed with the Halonoproctidae...
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  • This page lists all described species of the spider family Ctenizidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog as of December 2020[update]: † Baltocteniza...
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    tarantulas or purseweb spiders) Barychelidae (brushed trapdoor spiders) Ctenizidae (cork-lid trapdoor spiders) Cyrtaucheniidae (wafer trapdoor spiders) Dipluridae...
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    Halonoproctidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders, split off from the family Ctenizidae in 2018. Species in the family are widely distributed in North and Central...
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  • family of 'brush-footed trapdoor spiders' with pantropical distribution Ctenizidae, a family of 'cork-lid trapdoor spiders' in tropical and subtropical regions...
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    Zhang, 2006 : Rare spiders of the genus Cyclocosmia (Arachnida: Araneae: Ctenizidae) from tropical and subtropical China. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, vol...
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  • Wilton, Cecil Louis (1968-01-01). "The Spiders of New Zealand Part II: Ctenizidae, Dipluridae & Migidae" (PDF). Otago Museum bulletin. 2: 1–166. Sirvid...
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    legs. The primitive Liphistiidae, the "trapdoor spiders" of the family Ctenizidae and many tarantulas are ambush predators that lurk in burrows, often closed...
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