Idiophthalma Explained

Idiophthalma is a genus of South American brushed trapdoor spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1877.^[1]

Species

it contains five species:^[2]

• Idiophthalma amazonica Simon, 1889 – Brazil
• Idiophthalma ecuadorensis Berland, 1913 – Ecuador
• Idiophthalma pantherina Simon, 1889 – Venezuela
• Idiophthalma robusta Simon, 1889 – Ecuador
• Idiophthalma suspecta O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877 (type) – Colombia

Notes and References

1. Pickard-Cambridge. O.. 1877. On some new genera and species of Araneidea.. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 26–39. 19. 4. 10.1080/00222937708682093.
2. Gen. Idiophthalma O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-05-16. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian.