''Cryptachaea'' is a

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spider Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...

s in the

Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. This diverse, globally distributed family includes ...

(tangle web spider) family.

Taxonomy

Many species in this genus used to reside in '' Achaearanea'', which received a major revision in 2008.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally established as a subgenus of '' Theridion''.Yoshida 2008

Distribution

This is mostly a

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genus, with many species in

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...

. One species is cosmopolitan, one species occurs in the whole

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, another only in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. '' C. veruculata'' was introduced to

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from

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

Name

The genus name is a combination of ''Achaea'', the old name of the genus ''Achaearanea'', and

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κρυπτός "hidden". The genus is called ''Iwama-himegumo zoku'' in Japanese.

Species

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Cryptachaea acoreensis ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establish ...

'' (Berland, 1932) — Cosmopolitan * '' Cryptachaea alacris'' (Keyserling, 1884) — Colombia, Venezuela * '' Cryptachaea altiventer'' (Keyserling, 1884) — Brazil * ''

Cryptachaea amazonas ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establish ...

'' Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2012Buckup, E.H.; Marques, M.A.L.; Rodrigues, E.N.L. 2012: Três novas espécies sul-americanas de ''Cryptachaea'' e acréscimos taxonômicos em ''Achaearanea'' (Araneae, Theridiidae) hree new South American species of ''Cryptachaea'' and taxonomic additions in ''Achaearanea'' (Araneae, Theridiidae).''Iheringia série zoologia'', 102(2): 206-211. * ''

Cryptachaea ambera ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establis ...

'' (Levi, 1963) — USA * ''

Cryptachaea analista ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establish ...

'' (Levi, 1963) — Brazil * '' Cryptachaea anastema'' (Levi, 1963) — Venezuela * '' Cryptachaea azteca'' (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) — Mexico * '' Cryptachaea banosensis'' (Levi, 1963) — Ecuador * '' Cryptachaea barra'' (Levi, 1963) — Brazil * '' Cryptachaea bellula'' (Keyserling, 1891) — Brazil * '' Cryptachaea blattea'' (Urquhart, 1886) — cosmopolitan * '' Cryptachaea caliensis'' (Levi, 1963) — Colombia, Ecuador * '' Cryptachaea canionis'' (Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1929) — USA * '' Cryptachaea caqueza'' (Levi, 1963) — Colombia * '' Cryptachaea chilensis'' (Levi, 1963) — Chile * ''

Cryptachaea chiricahua ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establish ...

'' (Levi, 1955) — USA * ''

Cryptachaea cinnabarina ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establis ...

'' (Levi, 1963) — Brazil * ''

Cryptachaea diamantina ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establish ...

'' (Levi, 1963) — Brazil * '' Cryptachaea dromedariformis'' (Roewer, 1942) — Ecuador, Peru * '' Cryptachaea eramus'' (Levi, 1963) — Brazil * ''

Cryptachaea fresno ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establis ...

'' (Levi, 1955) — USA * '' Cryptachaea gigantea'' (Keyserling, 1884) — Peru * ''

Cryptachaea gigantipes ''Cryptachaea gigantipes'', known vernacularly as the white porch spider, is a species of cobweb spider in the family Theridiidae. It is native to south-eastern Australia and is an introduced species in New Zealand. Taxonomy The species was f ...

'' (Keyserling, 1890) — Australia, New ZealandSmith, H.M.; Vink, C.J.; Fitzgerald, B.M.; Sirvid, P.J. 2012: Redescription and generic placement of the spider ''Cryptachaea gigantipes'' (Keyserling, 1890) (Araneae: Theridiidae) and notes on related synanthropic species in Australasia. ''Zootaxa'', 3507: 38-56
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Cryptachaea hirta ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establis ...

'' (Taczanowski, 1873) — Panama to Argentina * ''

Cryptachaea ingijonathorum ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establis ...

'' Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2012 * '' Cryptachaea inops'' (Levi, 1963) — Brazil, Guyana * ''

Cryptachaea insulsa ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establis ...

'' (Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936) — USA, Mexico * '' Cryptachaea isana'' (Levi, 1963) — Brazil * ''

Cryptachaea jequirituba ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establis ...

'' (Levi, 1963) — Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina * ''

Cryptachaea kaspi ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establis ...

'' (Levi, 1963) — Peru * ''

Cryptachaea koepckei ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establish ...

'' (Levi, 1963) — Peru * ''

Cryptachaea lota ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establis ...

'' (Levi, 1963) — Chile * ''

Cryptachaea manzanillo ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establish ...

'' (Levi, 1959) — Mexico * ''

Cryptachaea maraca ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establis ...

'' (Buckup & Marques, 1991) — Brazil * ''

Cryptachaea maxima ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establish ...

'' (Keyserling, 1891) — Brazil * ''

Cryptachaea meraukensis ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establis ...

'' ( Chrysanthus, 1963) — New Guinea * ''

Cryptachaea migrans ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establis ...

'' (Keyserling, 1884) — Venezuela to Peru, Brazil * ''

Cryptachaea milagro ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establis ...

'' (Levi, 1963) — Ecuador * ''

Cryptachaea maldonado ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establis ...

'' Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2012 * ''

Cryptachaea nayaritensis ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establish ...

'' (Levi, 1959) — Mexico * ''

Cryptachaea oblivia ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establish ...

'' (O. P.-Cambridge, 1896) — Costa Rica, Panama * ''

Cryptachaea orana ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establish ...

'' (Levi, 1963) — Ecuador * '' Cryptachaea pallipera'' (Levi, 1963) — Brazil * ''

Cryptachaea parana ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establis ...

'' (Levi, 1963) — Paraguay * ''

Cryptachaea passiva ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establish ...

'' (Keyserling, 1891) — Brazil * '' Cryptachaea pilaton'' (Levi, 1963) — Ecuador * '' Cryptachaea pinguis'' (Keyserling, 1886) — Brazil, Uruguay * '' Cryptachaea porteri'' (Banks, 1896) — USA to Panama, West Indies * ''

Cryptachaea projectivulva ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establis ...

'' (Yoshida, 2001) — Japan * ''

Cryptachaea pura ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establish ...

'' (O. P.-Cambridge, 1894) — Mexico * '' Cryptachaea pusillana'' (Roewer, 1942) — French Guiana * ''

Cryptachaea pydanieli ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establis ...

'' (Buckup & Marques, 1991) — Brazil * '' Cryptachaea rafaeli'' (Buckup & Marques, 1991) — Brazil * ''

Cryptachaea rapa ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establis ...

'' (Levi, 1963) — Paraguay * '' Cryptachaea rioensis'' (Levi, 1963) — Brazil * ''

Cryptachaea riparia ''Cryptachaea riparia'' is a spider species with Palearctic distribution. It is notably found in Lithuania.The checklist of Lithuanian spiders (Arachnida: Araneae). Marija Biteniekytė and Vygandas Rėlys, Biologija, 2011, Vol. 57, No. 4, pages 1 ...

'' (Blackwall, 1834) — Palearctic * ''

Cryptachaea rostra ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establish ...

'' (Zhu & Zhang, 1992) — China * ''

Cryptachaea rostrata ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establis ...

'' (O. P.-Cambridge, 1896) — Mexico to Venezuela * ''

Cryptachaea rupicola ''Cryptachaea rupicola'' is a species of cobweb spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders first described ...

'' (Emerton, 1882) — USA, Canada * ''

Cryptachaea schneirlai ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establis ...

'' (Levi, 1959) — Panama * ''

Cryptachaea schraderorum ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establish ...

'' (Levi, 1959) — Costa Rica * ''

Cryptachaea serenoae ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establis ...

'' (Gertsch & Archer, 1942) — USA * '' Cryptachaea sicki'' (Levi, 1963) — Brazil * ''

Cryptachaea taeniata ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establish ...

'' (Keyserling, 1884) — Guatemala to Peru * '' Cryptachaea tovarensis'' (Levi, 1963) — Venezuela * ''

Cryptachaea trinidensis ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establish ...

'' (Levi, 1959) — Trinidad, Peru * '' Cryptachaea uviana'' (Levi, 1963) — Peru * ''

Cryptachaea veruculata ''Cryptachaea veruculata'' is a spider native to Australia and New Zealand. It has been introduced into England and Belgium.Platnick 2009Yeates & Williams 2006 The species has potential to control spider mites and leafroller caterpillars in New Z ...

'' (Urquhart, 1886) — Australia, New Zealand, England, Belgium * ''

Cryptachaea vivida ''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.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally establish ...

'' (Keyserling, 1891) — Brazil * '' Cryptachaea zonensis'' (Levi, 1959) — Panama to Peru, Brazil

Notes

References

* (2008): A revision of the genus ''Achaearanea'' (Araneae: Theridiidae). ''Acta Arachnologica'' 57(1): 37-40
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