Ancylotrypa
| Wafer-lid trapdoor spiders | |
|---|---|
| female A. brevipalpis | |
| male A. nigriceps | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Cyrtaucheniidae |
| Genus: | Ancylotrypa Simon, 1889 |
| Type species | |
| Ancylotrypa fossor Simon, 1889
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| Diversity | |
| 43 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ancylotrypa is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Cyrtaucheniidae, commonly known as African wafer-lid trapdoor spiders. The genus is endemic to Africa and contains 43 described species, with 29 species occurring in South Africa.