Cyrtauchenius


Cyrtauchenius is a genus of wafer trapdoor spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the Cyrtaucheniidae in 1985.

Species

it contains fourteen species, almost all from Algeria:
  • Cyrtauchenius artifex – Algeria
  • Cyrtauchenius bedeli Simon, 1881 – Algeria
  • Cyrtauchenius bicolor – Algeria
  • Cyrtauchenius castaneiceps – Algeria
  • Cyrtauchenius dayensis Simon, 1881 – Algeria
  • Cyrtauchenius inops – Algeria
  • Cyrtauchenius latastei Simon, 1881 – Algeria
  • Cyrtauchenius longipalpus – Algeria
  • Cyrtauchenius luridus Simon, 1881 – Algeria
  • Cyrtauchenius maculatus – Algeria
  • Cyrtauchenius structor – Algeria
  • Cyrtauchenius talpa Simon, 1891 – USA
  • Cyrtauchenius terricola – Algeria
  • Cyrtauchenius vittatus Simon, 1881 – Algeria