Cryptothele (spider)

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.

Species

, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:

• Cryptothele alluaudi <small>Simon, 1893</small> — Seychelles
• Cryptothele ceylonica <small>O. P-Cambridge, 1877</small> — Sri Lanka
• Cryptothele collina <small>Pocock, 1901</small> — India
• Cryptothele cristata <small>Simon, 1884</small> — Unknown
• Cryptothele doreyana <small>Simon, 1890</small> — New Guinea, Queensland
• Cryptothele marchei <small>Simon, 1890</small> — New Caledonia, Mariana Islands
• Cryptothele sundaica <small>Thorell, 1890</small> — Singapore, Sumatra, Java
• Cryptothele sundaica amplior <small>Kulczyński, 1911</small> — Indonesia (Sunda Is.)
• Cryptothele sundaica javana <small>Kulczyński, 1911</small> — Indonesia (Java)
• Cryptothele verrucosa <small>L. Koch, 1872</small> — Samoa, Fiji

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