Cryphoeca

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

See text.

Diversity
12 species

Cryphoeca are a genus of dwarf sheet spiders in the family Hahniidae 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 "Gen. Cryphoeca Thorell, 1870". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. "Spider of the Month - February". Professor David Curtis. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
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