''Cicurina'', also called the cave meshweaver, is a

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of dwarf sheet spiders that was first described by

Anton Menge Franz Anton Menge (15 February 1808 in Arnsberg – 27 January 1880 in Danzig) was a German entomologist. Menge was a student of Physics, Chemistry and Natural History at the University of Bonn He became professor at the Petrischule in Danzig ...

in 1871. Originally placed with the funnel weavers, it was moved to the

Dictynidae Dictynidae is a family (biology), family of cribellate, hackled band-producing spiders first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1871. Most build irregular webs on or near the ground, creating a tangle of silken fibers among several branche ...

in 1967, then to the Hahniidae in 2017. The name is from the Latin root "cucur-", meaning "to tame". Body size varies widely among the species. Among the smallest is ''C. minorata'', growing less than long. The larger species include ''C. ludoviciana'', some of which have grown to over long.

Species

it contains 136 species in

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, and

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: *'' C. aenigma'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. alpicora'' Barrows, 1945 – USA *'' C. anhuiensis'' Chen, 1986 – China *'' C. arcata''

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, 1940 – USA *'' C. arcuata'' Keyserling, 1887 – USA, Canada *'' C. arizona'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – USA *'' C. arkansa'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. armadillo'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. atomaria''

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, 1898 – USA *'' C. avicularia'' Li, 2017 – China *'' C. bandera'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. bandida'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. baronia'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. barri'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. blanco'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. breviaria'' Bishop & Crosby, 1926 – USA *'' C. brevis'' (

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, 1890) – USA, Canada *'' C. browni'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. brunsi'' Cokendolpher, 2004 – USA *'' C. bryantae'' Exline, 1936 – USA *'' C. bullis'' Cokendolpher, 2004 – USA *'' C. buwata'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – USA *'' C. caliga'' Cokendolpher & Reddell, 2001 – USA *'' C. calyciforma'' Wang & Xu, 1989 – China *'' C. cavealis'' Bishop & Crosby, 1926 – USA *'' C. caverna'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. cicur'' (Fabricius, 1793) ( type) – Europe to Central Asia *'' C. coahuila'' Gertsch, 1971 – Mexico *'' C. colorada'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – USA *'' C. coryelli'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. damaoensis'' Li, 2017 – China *'' C. davisi'' Exline, 1936 – USA *'' C. delrio'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. deserticola'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – USA *'' C. dong'' Li, 2017 – China *'' C. dorothea'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. eburnata'' Wang, 1994 – China *'' C. ezelli'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. gertschi'' Exline, 1936 – USA *'' C. gruta'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. harrietae'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. hexops'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – USA *'' C. holsingeri'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. hoodensis'' Cokendolpher & Reddell, 2001 – USA *'' C. hoshinonoana'' Shimojana & Ono, 2017 – Japan *'' C. idahoana'' Chamberlin, 1919 – USA, Canada *'' C. intermedia'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1933 – USA *'' C. itasca'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – USA *'' C. iviei'' Gertsch, 1971 – Mexico *'' C. japonica'' (Simon, 1886) – Korea, Japan. Introduced to Europe *'' C. jiangyongensis'' Peng, Gong & Kim, 1996 – China *'' C. jonesi'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – USA *'' C. joya'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. kailiensis'' Li, 2017 – China *'' C. kimyongkii'' Paik, 1970 – Korea *'' C. leona'' Gertsch, 1992 – Mexico *'' C. ludoviciana'' Simon, 1898 – USA *'' C. machete'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. maculifera'' Yaginuma, 1979 – Japan *'' C. maculipes'' Saito, 1934 – Japan *'' C. madla'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. majiangensis'' Li, 2017 – China *'' C. marmorea'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. maya'' Gertsch, 1977 – Mexico *'' C. mckenziei'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. medina'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. menardia'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. microps'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – USA *'' C. mina'' Gertsch, 1971 – Mexico *'' C. minima'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – USA *'' C. minnesota'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – USA *'' C. minorata'' (Gertsch & Davis, 1936) – USA *'' C. mirifica'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. mixmaster'' Cokendolpher & Reddell, 2001 – USA *'' C. modesta'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. neovespera'' Cokendolpher, 2004 – USA *'' C. nervifera'' Yin, 2012 – China *'' C. nevadensis'' Simon, 1886 – USA *'' C. obscura'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. oklahoma'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. orellia'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. pablo'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. pacifica'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – USA *'' C. pagosa'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – USA *'' C. pallida'' Keyserling, 1887 – USA *'' C. pampa'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – USA *'' C. paphlagoniae'' Brignoli, 1978 – Turkey *'' C. parallela'' Li, 2017 – China *'' C. parma'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – USA *'' C. pastura'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. patei'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. peckhami'' (Simon, 1898) – USA, Canada *'' C. phaselus'' Paik, 1970 – Korea *'' C. placida''

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, 1892 – USA *'' C. platypus'' Cokendolpher, 2004 – USA *'' C. porteri'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. puentecilla'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. pusilla'' (Simon, 1886) – USA *'' C. rainesi'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. reclusa'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. riogrande'' Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940 – USA *'' C. robusta'' Simon, 1886 – USA *'' C. rosae'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. rudimentops'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – USA *'' C. russelli'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. sansaba'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. secreta'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. selecta'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. serena'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. shasta'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – USA *'' C. sheari'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. sierra'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – USA *'' C. simplex'' Simon, 1886 – USA, Canada *'' C. sintonia'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. sprousei'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. stowersi'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. suttoni'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. tacoma'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – USA *'' C. tersa'' Simon, 1886 – USA, Canada *'' C. texana'' (Gertsch, 1935) – USA *'' C. tianmuensis'' Song & Kim, 1991 – China *'' C. tortuba'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – USA *'' C. travisae'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. troglobia'' Cokendolpher, 2004 – USA *'' C. troglodytes'' Yaginuma, 1972 – Japan *'' C. ubicki'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. utahana'' Chamberlin, 1919 – USA *'' C. uvalde'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. varians'' Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940 – USA *'' C. venefica'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. vespera'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. vibora'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. watersi'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. wiltoni'' Gertsch, 1992 – USA *'' C. wusanani'' Li, 2017 – China *'' C. zhazuweii'' Li, 2017 – China

References

External links

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