Ctenizidae
(Cork-lid Trapdoor Spiders)

The spider family Ctenizidae, commonly known as Cork-lid Trapdoor Spiders, have been sighted 5 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Ctenizidae includes 2 countries and 2 states in the United States. Ctenizidae is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of February.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Ctenizidae

Common Name (AAS)

Trapdoor Spiders

Other Common Names

Cork-lid Trapdoor Spiders

Author

Tamerlan Thorell, 1887

Sightings Overview

There have been 5 confirmed sightings of Ctenizidae (Cork-lid Trapdoor Spiders), with the most recent sighting submitted on March 9, 2018 by Spider ID member effect. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 5 sightings because of certain Ctenizidae sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 80% of the time, Ctenizidae spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 5)
Sex: 1 female and 2 male.
Environment: Ctenizidae has been sighted 5 times outdoors, and 1 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (3). High foliage (1). Ground layer (1).