''Cryptocteniza'' is a

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of North American mygalomorph spiders in the family Euctenizidae containing the single species, ''Cryptocteniza kawtak''. It was first described by

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, C. A. Hamilton and R. L. Godwin in 2020, and it has only been found in the

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References

Euctenizidae Monotypic Mygalomorphae genera Spiders of the United States {{Euctenizidae-stub

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