Cryptothele
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For the genus of lichen, see Cryptothele (lichen).
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Cryptothele is a spider genus with ten described species.
This genus was the sole member of the family Cryptothelidae, which is no longer valid as of 2006.
[edit] Distribution
The genus occurs in Southeast Asia.
[edit] 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 sundaica amplior Kulczynski, 1911 — Sunda Islands
- Cryptothele sundaica javana Kulczynski, 1911 — Java
- Cryptothele verrucosa L. Koch, 1872 — Samoa, Fiji
[edit] References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History.
