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in 1915. Originally placed with the long-spinneret ground spiders, it was transferred to the ground spiders in 2018.

Species

it contains nineteen species, found in

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Cryptoerithus annaburroo ''Cryptoerithus'' is a genus of Australian ground spiders that was first described by William Joseph Rainbow in 1915. Originally placed with the long-spinneret ground spiders, it was transferred to the ground spiders in 2018. Species it conta ...

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) *'' Cryptoerithus griffith'' Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (

) *'' Cryptoerithus halifax'' Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (South Australia) *'' Cryptoerithus halli'' Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (

) *'' Cryptoerithus harveyi'' Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia) *''

Cryptoerithus hasenpuschi ''Cryptoerithus'' is a genus of Australian ground spiders that was first described by William Joseph Rainbow in 1915. Originally placed with the long-spinneret ground spiders, it was transferred to the ground spiders in 2018. Species it conta ...

'' Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Cryptoerithus lawlessi'' Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Cryptoerithus melindae'' Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Cryptoerithus nichtaut'' Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Cryptoerithus ninan'' Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia) *'' Cryptoerithus nonaut'' Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Northern Territory, South Australia) *''

Cryptoerithus nopaut ''Cryptoerithus'' is a genus of Australian ground spiders that was first described by William Joseph Rainbow in 1915. Originally placed with the long-spinneret ground spiders, it was transferred to the ground spiders in 2018. Species it conta ...

'' Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia) *''

Cryptoerithus nyetaut ''Cryptoerithus'' is a genus of Australian ground spiders that was first described by William Joseph Rainbow in 1915. Originally placed with the long-spinneret ground spiders, it was transferred to the ground spiders in 2018. Species it conta ...

'' Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Northern Territory) *'' Cryptoerithus occultus'' Rainbow, 1915 ( type) – Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia) *''

Cryptoerithus quamby ''Cryptoerithus'' is a genus of Australian ground spiders that was first described by William Joseph Rainbow in 1915. Originally placed with the long-spinneret ground spiders, it was transferred to the ground spiders in 2018. Species it conta ...

'' Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Queensland) *''

Cryptoerithus quobba ''Cryptoerithus'' is a genus of Australian ground spiders that was first described by William Joseph Rainbow in 1915. Originally placed with the long-spinneret ground spiders, it was transferred to the ground spiders in 2018. Species it conta ...

'' Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Southern Australia *''

Cryptoerithus rough ''Cryptoerithus'' is a genus of Australian ground spiders that was first described by William Joseph Rainbow in 1915. Originally placed with the long-spinneret ground spiders, it was transferred to the ground spiders in 2018. Species it conta ...

'' Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (South Australia) *''

Cryptoerithus shadabi ''Cryptoerithus'' is a genus of Australian ground spiders that was first described by William Joseph Rainbow in 1915. Originally placed with the long-spinneret ground spiders, it was transferred to the ground spiders in 2018. Species it conta ...

'' Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Southern Australia *''

Cryptoerithus stuart ''Cryptoerithus'' is a genus of Australian ground spiders that was first described by William Joseph Rainbow in 1915. Originally placed with the long-spinneret ground spiders, it was transferred to the ground spiders in 2018. Species it conta ...

'' Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Northern Territory)

References

Araneomorphae genera Gnaphosidae Spiders of South Africa Taxa named by William Joseph Rainbow {{Gnaphosidae-stub

Species

See also

References