Cryphoeca

Cryphoeca
Cryphoeca silvicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Araneomorphae
Family:Cybaeidae
Genus:Cryphoeca
Thorrell, 1870[1]
Species

See text.

Diversity
12 species

Cryphoeca are a genus of dwarf sheet spiders in the family Hahniidae, although the genus has been transferred to the Cybaeidae,[1] which consists of twelve species with a Holarctic distribution.[1] The genus name Cryphoeca means hidden, in reference to its preference for hiding under loose bark or in stone walls.[2]

Species

As of September 2016, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Cryphoeca Thorell, 1870". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. "Spider of the Month - February". Professor David Curtis. Retrieved 19 September 2016.


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