| Cryphoeca | |
|---|---|
| Cryphoeca silvicola | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Hahniidae |
| Genus: |
Cryphoeca Thorrell, 1870 |
| Species | |
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| Diversity | |
| 12 species | |
See text.
Cryphoeca are a genus of dwarf sheet spiders in the family Hahniidae which consists of twelve species with a Holarctic distribution. The genus name Cryphoeca means hidden, in reference to its preference for hiding under loose bark or in stone walls.
As of September 2016[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species: