Cryptachaea [SEP] parent taxon
Cryptachaea
Cryptachaea is a genus of spiders in the Theridiidae (tangle web spider) family.
Taxonomy.
Many species in this genus used to reside in "Achaearanea", which received a major revision in 2008. The genus was originally established as a subgenus of "Theridion".
Distribution.
This is mostly a New World genus, with many species in South America. One species is cosmopolitan, one species occurs in the whole Palearctic, another only in China. "C. veruculata" was introduced to
canionis" — USA
- "Cryptachaea caqueza" — Colombia
- "Cryptachaea catita" — Brazil, Argentina
- "Cryptachaea chilensis" — Chile
- "Cryptachaea chiricahua" — USA
- "Cryptachaea cidae" — Brazil
- "Cryptachaea cinnabarina" — Brazil
- "Cryptachaea dalana" — Brazil
- "Cryptachaea dea" — Brazil
- "Cryptachaea digitus" — Brazil
- "Cryptachaea divisor" — Brazil
- "Cryptachaea dromedariformis" — Ecuador, Peru
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