- Cryptothele (spider)
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Cryptothele Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Suborder: Araneomorphae Section: Entelegynae Superfamily: Zodaroidea Family: Zodariidae Genus: Cryptothele
L. Koch, 1872Species see text
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This genus was the sole member of the family Cryptothelidae, which is no longer valid as of 2006.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.
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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