Galeosoma planiscutatum

Buffelsdraai Shield-Bum Trapdoor Spider
Adult female from Lephalale, South Africa
Adult male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Galeosoma
Species:
G. planiscutatum
Binomial name
Galeosoma planiscutatum
Hewitt, 1919

Galeosoma planiscutatum is a species of spider in the family Idiopidae. It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Buffelsdraai shield-bum trapdoor spider.