33, see text Atypus, also called purseweb spiders, is a genus of atypical tarantulas first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804.

[4] Peasants in the southern Carpathian Mountains used to cut up tubes built by Atypus and cover wounds with the inner lining.

[7] As of November 2022[update] it contains 33 species:[1] The cobwebs produced by spiders in the genus Atypus, called Huidouba, have traditionally been consumed in Sichuan and Tibet to manage the symptoms of diabetes.

[6] Peasants in the southern Carpathian Mountains used to cut up tubes built by Atypus and cover wounds with the inner lining.

This is believed to be due to antiseptic properties of spider silk (which is made of protein).