Cryptachaea
Cryptachaea is a genus of spiders in the Theridiidae family.
Taxonomy
Many species in this genus used to reside in Achaearanea, which received a major revision in 2008 by Hajime Yoshida. The genus was originally established as a subgenus of Theridion.
Distribution
This is mostly a New World genus, with many species in South America. One species is cosmopolitan, one species occurs in the whole Palearctic, another only in China. C. veruculata was introduced to Europe from New Zealand.
Name
The genus name is a combination of Achaea, the old name of the genus Achaearanea, and Ancient Greek κρυπτός "hidden". The genus is called Iwama-himegumo zoku in Japanese.
Species
Cryptachaea acoreensis — CosmopolitanCryptachaea alacris — Colombia, VenezuelaCryptachaea altiventer — BrazilCryptachaea amazonas Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2012Cryptachaea ambera — USACryptachaea analista — BrazilCryptachaea anastema — VenezuelaCryptachaea azteca — MexicoCryptachaea banosensis — EcuadorCryptachaea barra — BrazilCryptachaea bellula — BrazilCryptachaea blattea — cosmopolitanCryptachaea caliensis — Colombia, EcuadorCryptachaea canionis — USACryptachaea caqueza — ColombiaCryptachaea chilensis — ChileCryptachaea chiricahua — USACryptachaea cinnabarina — BrazilCryptachaea diamantina — BrazilCryptachaea dromedariformis — Ecuador, PeruCryptachaea eramus — BrazilCryptachaea fresno — USACryptachaea gigantea — PeruCryptachaea gigantipes — Australia, New ZealandCryptachaea hirta — Panama to ArgentinaCryptachaea ingijonathorum Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2012Cryptachaea inops — Brazil, GuyanaCryptachaea insulsa — USA, MexicoCryptachaea isana — BrazilCryptachaea jequirituba — Brazil, Paraguay, ArgentinaCryptachaea kaspi — PeruCryptachaea koepckei — PeruCryptachaea lota — ChileCryptachaea manzanillo — MexicoCryptachaea maraca — BrazilCryptachaea maxima — BrazilCryptachaea meraukensis — New GuineaCryptachaea migrans — Venezuela to Peru, BrazilCryptachaea milagro — EcuadorCryptachaea maldonado Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2012Cryptachaea nayaritensis — MexicoCryptachaea oblivia — Costa Rica, PanamaCryptachaea orana — EcuadorCryptachaea pallipera — BrazilCryptachaea parana — ParaguayCryptachaea passiva — BrazilCryptachaea pilaton — EcuadorCryptachaea pinguis — Brazil, UruguayCryptachaea porteri — USA to Panama, West IndiesCryptachaea projectivulva — JapanCryptachaea pura — MexicoCryptachaea pusillana — French GuianaCryptachaea pydanieli — BrazilCryptachaea rafaeli — BrazilCryptachaea rapa — ParaguayCryptachaea rioensis — BrazilCryptachaea riparia — PalearcticCryptachaea rostra — ChinaCryptachaea rostrata — Mexico to VenezuelaCryptachaea rupicola — USA, CanadaCryptachaea schneirlai — PanamaCryptachaea schraderorum — Costa RicaCryptachaea serenoae — USACryptachaea sicki — BrazilCryptachaea taeniata — Guatemala to PeruCryptachaea tovarensis — VenezuelaCryptachaea trinidensis — Trinidad, PeruCryptachaea uviana — PeruCryptachaea veruculata — Australia, New Zealand, England, BelgiumCryptachaea vivida — BrazilCryptachaea zonensis — Panama to Peru, Brazil