Cicurina
Cicurina, also called the cave meshweaver, is a genus in the spider family Cicurinidae. It was first described by Anton Menge in 1871. The name is from the Latin root "cucur-", meaning "to tame".
Originally placed with the funnel weavers, it was moved to the Dictynidae in 1967, then to the Hahniidae in 2017. In 2023, it was moved to the Cicurinidae.
Body size varies widely among the species. Among the smallest is C. minorata, growing less than long. The larger species include C. ludoviciana, some of which have grown to over long.
Distribution
Spiders in this genus are found in North America, Europe, and Asia.Species
, this genus includes 158 species.These species have articles on Wikipedia:Cicurina arcuata Keyserling, 1887 – Canada, United StatesCicurina baronia Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina brevis – Canada, United StatesCicurina bryantae Exline, 1936 – United StatesCicurina cicur – Europe to Central Asia Cicurina intermedia Chamberlin & Ivie, 1933 – Canada, United StatesCicurina itasca Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – Canada, United StatesCicurina japonica – Korea, Japan. Introduced to EuropeCicurina madla Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina pallida Keyserling, 1887 – Canada, United StatesCicurina pusilla – Alaska, United StatesCicurina robusta Simon, 1886 – Canada, United StatesCicurina simplex Simon, 1886 – Alaska, Canada, United StatesCicurina tersa Simon, 1886 – Canada, United StatesCicurina vespera Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina aenigma Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina alpicora Barrows, 1945 – United StatesCicurina anhuiensis Chen, 1986 – ChinaCicurina arcata Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United StatesCicurina arcuata Keyserling, 1887 – Canada, United StatesCicurina arizona Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United StatesCicurina arkansa Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina armadillo Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina atomaria Simon, 1898 – United StatesCicurina auster Okumura & Ono, 2025 – JapanCicurina avicularia Li, 2017 – ChinaCicurina bandera Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina bandida Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina baronia Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina barri Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina bifurca Liao & Xu, 2022 – ChinaCicurina blanco Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina breviaria Bishop & Crosby, 1926 – United StatesCicurina brevis – Canada, United StatesCicurina browni Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina brunsi Cokendolpher, 2004 – United StatesCicurina bryantae Exline, 1936 – United StatesCicurina bullis Cokendolpher, 2004 – United StatesCicurina buwata Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United StatesCicurina caliga Cokendolpher & Reddell, 2001 – United StatesCicurina calyciforma Wang & Xu, 1989 – ChinaCicurina cavealis Bishop & Crosby, 1926 – United StatesCicurina caverna Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina chengkou Wang, Mu, Yang & Zhang, 2024 – ChinaCicurina cicur – Europe to Central Asia Cicurina coahuila Gertsch, 1971 – MexicoCicurina colorada Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United StatesCicurina coryelli Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina dabashan Wang, Mu, Yang & Zhang, 2024 – ChinaCicurina damaoensis Li, 2017 – ChinaCicurina davisi Exline, 1936 – United StatesCicurina daweishanensis Wang, Zhou & Peng, 2019 – ChinaCicurina delrio Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina deserticola Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United StatesCicurina dong Li, 2017 – ChinaCicurina dorothea Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina eburnata Wang, 1994 – ChinaCicurina ezelli Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina gertschi Exline, 1936 – United StatesCicurina gruta Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina guanshan Wang & Zhang, 2025 – ChinaCicurina harrietae Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina hexops Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United StatesCicurina holsingeri Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina hoodensis Cokendolpher & Reddell, 2001 – United StatesCicurina hoshinonoana Shimojana & Ono, 2017 – JapanCicurina idahoana Chamberlin, 1919 – Canada, United StatesCicurina intermedia Chamberlin & Ivie, 1933 – Canada, United StatesCicurina itasca Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – Canada, United StatesCicurina iviei Gertsch, 1971 – MexicoCicurina japonica – Korea, Japan. Introduced to EuropeCicurina jiangyongensis Peng, Gong & Kim, 1996 – ChinaCicurina jinyun Chen, Wang, Z.-S. Zhang & F. Zhang, 2025 – ChinaCicurina jonesi Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United StatesCicurina joya Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina kailiensis Li, 2017 – ChinaCicurina kekei Wang, Zhou & Peng, 2019 – ChinaCicurina kimyongkii Paik, 1970 – KoreaCicurina leona Gertsch, 1992 – MexicoCicurina lichuanensis Wang, Zhou & Peng, 2019 – ChinaCicurina linkouzi Wang & Zhang, 2025 – ChinaCicurina longihamata Wang, Mu, Yang & Zhang, 2024 – ChinaCicurina ludoviciana Simon, 1898 – United StatesCicurina machete Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina maculifera Yaginuma, 1979 – JapanCicurina maculipes Saito, 1934 – JapanCicurina madla Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina majiangensis Li, 2017 – ChinaCicurina marmorea Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina maya Gertsch, 1977 – MexicoCicurina mckenziei Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina medina Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina menardia Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina microps Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United StatesCicurina mina Gertsch, 1971 – MexicoCicurina miniae Lin & Li, 2023 – VietnamCicurina minima Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – Canada, United StatesCicurina minnesota Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – Canada, United StatesCicurina minorata – United StatesCicurina minuta Wang & Zhang, 2025 – ChinaCicurina mirifica Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina mixmaster Cokendolpher & Reddell, 2001 – United StatesCicurina modesta Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina neovespera Cokendolpher, 2004 – United StatesCicurina nervifera Yin, 2012 – ChinaCicurina nevadensis Simon, 1886 – United StatesCicurina obscura Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina oklahoma Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina orellia Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina pablo Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina pacifica Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United StatesCicurina pagosa Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United StatesCicurina pallida Keyserling, 1887 – Canada, United StatesCicurina pampa Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United StatesCicurina paphlagoniae Brignoli, 1978 – TurkeyCicurina parallela Li, 2017 – ChinaCicurina parma Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United StatesCicurina pastura Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina patei Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina peckhami – Canada, United StatesCicurina phaselus Paik, 1970 – KoreaCicurina placida Banks, 1892 – Canada, United StatesCicurina platypus Cokendolpher, 2004 – United StatesCicurina porteri Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina puentecilla Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina pusilla – Alaska, United StatesCicurina rainesi Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina reclusa Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina riogrande Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940 – United StatesCicurina robusta Simon, 1886 – Canada, United StatesCicurina rosae Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina rudimentops Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United StatesCicurina russelli Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina sansaba Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina secreta Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina selecta Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina serena Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina shasta Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United StatesCicurina sheari Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina shuangyang Wang & Zhang, 2025 – ChinaCicurina sierra Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United StatesCicurina simplex Simon, 1886 – Alaska, Canada, United StatesCicurina sintonia Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina spiralis Liao & Xu, 2022 – ChinaCicurina sprousei Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina stowersi Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina suttoni Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina tacoma Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United StatesCicurina tersa Simon, 1886 – Canada, United StatesCicurina tetragongylodes Liao & Xu, 2022 – ChinaCicurina texana – United StatesCicurina tianmuensis Song & Kim, 1991 – ChinaCicurina tortuba Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United StatesCicurina travisae Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina troglobia Cokendolpher, 2004 – United StatesCicurina troglodytes Yaginuma, 1972 – JapanCicurina ubicki Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina utahana Chamberlin, 1919 – United StatesCicurina uvalde Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina varians Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940 – Canada, United StatesCicurina venefica Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina vespera Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina vibora Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina watersi Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina wiltoni Gertsch, 1992 – United StatesCicurina wusanani Li, 2017 – ChinaCicurina wuxi Wang & Zhang, 2025 – ChinaCicurina yangi Wang & Zhang, 2025 – ChinaCicurina yinhe Chen, Wang, Z.-S. Zhang & F. Zhang, 2025 – ChinaCicurina yintiaoling Wang & Zhang, 2025 – ChinaCicurina yuelushanensis Wang, Zhou & Peng, 2019 – ChinaCicurina zhangfui Chen, Wang, Z.-S. Zhang & F. Zhang, 2025 – ChinaCicurina zhazuweii Li, 2017 – China