Actinopus
| Actinopus | |
|---|---|
| female Actinopus pusilus | |
| male A. candango in Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Actinopodidae |
| Genus: | Actinopus Perty, 1833 |
| Type species | |
| A. tarsalis Perty, 1833
| |
| Species | |
Actinopus is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Actinopodidae. As such, they live in soil-covered burrows with a hinged top. The males wander about in search for females, which stay in their burrow for most of their life.