Cryptothele | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Zodariidae |
Genus: |
Cryptothele L. Koch, 1872 |
Species | |
See text. |
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Diversity | |
8 species |
See text.
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.
The genus occurs in mainly in tropical Asia and Australasia.
As of February 2016[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species: