Idiopidae in the Brazilian Amazon: Description of a new species, characterization of an unknown male and expansion of geographic records

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Gomes, João Pedro Costa, Santos, Naila Amanda Sousa dos, Almeida, Marlus Queiroz, Cipola, Nikolas Gioia, Morais, José Wellington de (2024): Idiopidae in the Brazilian Amazon: Description of a new species, characterization of an unknown male and expansion of geographic records. EntomoBrasilis (e 1076) 17: 1076, DOI: 10.12741/ebrasilis.v17.e1076, URL: doi.org/10.12741/ebrasilis.v17.e1076 Abstract.

Idiopidae is mostly composed of spiders known as trapdoor spiders, which create structures for shelter, hunting and protection against possible predators. It is divided into three subfamilies: Arbanitinae, with spiders restricted to Oceania, Genysinae, occurring in India, Sri Lanka, Madagascar and South America, and Idiopinae, from South America, Africa, East Middle and South to Southeast Asia. Idiopidae is widely distributed throughout the world, however, only two genera are present in Brazil: Idiops Perty, 1833 (Araneae: Idiopidae) and Neocteniza Pocock, 1895 (Araneae: Idiopidae).