Atypus

Taxobox
name = "Atypus"

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image_caption = "A. karschi"
image_width = 250px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
subordo = Mygalomorphae
familia = Atypidae
genus = "Atypus"
genus_authority = Latreille, 1804
diversity_link = List of Atypidae species#Atypus
diversity = 26 species
range_

range_map_width = 250px
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "A.affinis "
"A. karschi"
"A. muralis"
"A. piceus"
"many more, see text"

"Atypus" is a genus of mygalomorph spiders. It occurs in Eurasia, with one species ("A. affinis") reaching into North Africa, and one species ("A. snetsingeri") in the USA. Only three of the 26 species occur in Europe: "A. piceus", "A. affinis" and "A. muralis".

Peasants in the southern Carpathian Mountains used to cut up tubes built by "Atypus" and cover wounds with the inner lining. It reportedly facilitated healing, and even connected with the skin. This is believed to be due to antiseptic properties of spider silk (which is made of protein).Heimer, S. (1988). Wunderbare Welt der Spinnen. "Urania". p.14]

pecies

* "Atypus affinis" Eichwald, 1830 (Britain to Ukraine, North Africa)
* "Atypus baotianmanensis" Hu, 1994 (China)
* "Atypus coreanus" Kim, 1985 (Korea)
* "Atypus dorsualis" Thorell, 1897 (Myanmar, Thailand)
* "Atypus flexus" Zhu et al., 2006 (China)
* "Atypus formosensis" Kayashima, 1943 (Taiwan)
* "Atypus heterothecus" Zhang, 1985 (China)
* "Atypus javanus" Thorell, 1890 (Java)
* "Atypus karschi" Dönitz, 1887 (China, Taiwan, Japan)
* "Atypus lannaianus" Schwendinger, 1989 (Thailand)
* "Atypus largosaccatus" Zhu et al., 2006 (China)
* "Atypus ledongensis" Zhu et al., 2006 (China)
* "Atypus magnus" Namkung, 1986 (Russia, Korea)
* "Atypus medius" Oliger, 1999 (Russia)
* "Atypus muralis" Bertkau, 1890 (Central Europe to Turkmenistan)
* "Atypus pedicellatus" Zhu et al., 2006 (China)
* "Atypus piceus" (Sulzer, 1776) (Europe to Moldavia, Iran)
* "Atypus quelpartensis" Namkung, 2002 (Korea)
* "Atypus sacculatus" Zhu et al., 2006 (China)
* "Atypus sinensis" Schenkel, 1953 (China)
* "Atypus snetsingeri" Sarno, 1973 (USA)
* "Atypus suiningensis" Zhang, 1985 (China)
* "Atypus suthepicus" Schwendinger, 1989 (Thailand)
* "Atypus sutherlandi" Chennappaiya, 1935 (India)
* "Atypus tibetensis" Zhu et al., 2006 (China)
* "Atypus wataribabaorum" Tanikawa, 2006 (Japan)
* "Atypus yajuni" Zhu et al., 2006 (China)

References