Cryptothele (spider)

Updated on Jan 08, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Family Zodariidae Rank Genus		Subphylum Chelicerata Infraorder Araneomorphae Phylum Arthropoda Order Spider
Similar Zorocratidae, Halidae, Tengellidae, Holarchaeidae, Stenochilidae

Cryptothele is a spider genus with eight described species, now placed in the family Zodariidae.

This genus was the sole member of the family Cryptothelidae, which is no longer accepted.

Distribution

The genus occurs in mainly in tropical Asia and Australasia.

As of February 2016, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:

Cryptothele alluaudi Simon, 1893 — Seychelles

Cryptothele ceylonica O. P-Cambridge, 1877 — Sri Lanka

Cryptothele collina Pocock, 1901 — India

Cryptothele cristata Simon, 1884 — Unknown

Cryptothele doreyana Simon, 1890 — New Guinea, Queensland

Cryptothele marchei Simon, 1890 — New Caledonia, Mariana Islands

Cryptothele sundaica Thorell, 1890 — Singapore, Sumatra, Java

Cryptothele verrucosa L. Koch, 1872 — Samoa, Fiji

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