Knotodo

Knotodo
K. gracilis in Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Miturgidae
Genus: Knotodo
Raven, 2023
Type species
Odo gracilis
Hickman, 1950
Species

8, see text

Knotodo is a genus of spiders in the family Miturgidae.

Distribution

Knotodo is endemic to Australia, with species distributed across the southern and southwestern regions of the continent.

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of knot (in the meaning of "twisted, complex") and the genus Odo Keyserling, 1887, where the type species was first based.

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes eight species:

References

  1. 1 2 Raven, R. J.; Hebron, W.; Williams, K. (2023). "Revisions of Australian ground-hunting spiders VI: five new stripe-less miturgid genera and 48 new species (Miturgidae: Miturginae)". Zootaxa. 5358 (1): 1–117. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5358.1.1. PMID 38220628.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Knotodo Raven, 2023". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.