Intertidal Brush-footed Trapdoor Spider
This mygalomorph may be recognised by its association with the mangrove habitat, short spinnerets. a compact and robust body covered with a smooth and velvety layer of water-repellent hairs, and the presence of scopulae and tarsal tufts on legs I and II.
| Length | ♀ 9 mm; ♂ unknown. |
| Habitat | Intertidal zone in mangroves. |
| Biology | It lives in a tube retreat, often on the wall of mud lobster mounds, sometimes in mud between mangrove roots. The entrance of each retreat is made watertight with a wafer-like door (about 6 mm in diameter), made of fine debris bound together within by silk. The spider is able to hold tightly to the inside of its door or tube when disturbed. |
| Type Locality | Singapore. |
| Distribution | Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Singapore. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Mygalomorphae (Mygalomorphs)
Syntype(s)
British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)/Natural History Museum (NHMUK), London, UK; 3♀ 5 Juvenile (Abraham, 1924)
Idioctis littoralis (Original description ♀)
Abraham, 1924 Some mygalomorph spiders from the Malay Peninsula: 1098, pl. 2, f. 8-9 doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1924.tb03332.x
Idioctis littoralis (♀)
Raven, 1988 A revision of the mygalomorph spider genus Idioctis (Araneae, Barychelidae): 8, f. 26-30
Idioctis littoralis
Raven, 1994 Mygalomorph spiders of the Barychelidae in Australia and the western Pacific: 313, f
Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Singapore.