Cryptoerithus

Cryptoerithus is a genus of Australian ground spiders that was first described by William Joseph Rainbow in 1915. Originally placed with the long-spinneret ground spiders, it was transferred to the ground spiders in 2018.

Species

it contains nineteen species, found in Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, and the Northern Territory:

• Cryptoerithus annaburroo <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Northern Territory)
• Cryptoerithus griffith <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Queensland, South Australia)
• Cryptoerithus halifax <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (South Australia)
• Cryptoerithus halli <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Western Australia)
• Cryptoerithus harveyi <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Western Australia)
• Cryptoerithus hasenpuschi <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Queensland)
• Cryptoerithus lawlessi <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Queensland)
• Cryptoerithus melindae <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Western Australia)
• Cryptoerithus nichtaut <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Queensland)
• Cryptoerithus ninan <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Western Australia)
• Cryptoerithus nonaut <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Northern Territory, South Australia)
• Cryptoerithus nopaut <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Western Australia)
• Cryptoerithus nyetaut <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Northern Territory)
• Cryptoerithus occultus <small>Rainbow, 1915</small> (type) – Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia)
• Cryptoerithus quamby <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Queensland)
• Cryptoerithus quobba <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Southern Australia
• Cryptoerithus rough <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (South Australia)
• Cryptoerithus shadabi <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Southern Australia
• Cryptoerithus stuart <small>Platnick & Baehr, 2006</small> – Australia (Northern Territory)

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