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 Simon, 1893 — SeychellesCryptothele ceylonica O. P-Cambridge, 1877 — Sri LankaCryptothele collina Pocock, 1901 — IndiaCryptothele cristata Simon, 1884 — UnknownCryptothele doreyana Simon, 1890 — New Guinea, QueenslandCryptothele marchei Simon, 1890 — New Caledonia, Mariana IslandsCryptothele sundaica Thorell, 1890 — Singapore, Sumatra, Java

* Cryptothele sundaica amplior Kulczyński, 1911 — Indonesia
* Cryptothele sundaica javana Kulczyński, 1911 — Indonesia Cryptothele verrucosa L. Koch, 1872 — Samoa, Fiji