Cryptothele (spider)
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
Section: | Entelegynae |
Superfamily: | Zodaroidea |
Family: | Zodariidae |
Genus: | Cryptothele L. Koch, 1872 |
Species | |
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Diversity | |
10 species | |
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This genus was the sole member of the family Cryptothelidae, which is no longer valid as of 2006.
Distribution
The genus occurs in Southeast Asia.
Just read an article on an Indian daily, http://www.madhyamam.com/news/188978/120904
They have found one today, pictures are also added.
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
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History.
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