''Kryptonesticus'' is a
genus
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of European
scaffold web spiders first described by Pavlek & Ribera in 2017, based around the newly-described type species ''Kryptonesticus deelemanae'' and seven species transferred from genus ''
Nesticus
''Nesticus'' is a genus of American and Eurasian scaffold web spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869.
Species
it contains the following species:
* '' Nesticus abukumanus'' Yaginuma, 1979 — Japan
* '' Nesticus acrituberculum'' ...
''.
In 2018, an additional species, ''K. georgescuae'', was described from two female specimens from Romania.
With the exception of ''K. eremita'', individual species have very restricted ranges.
Species
''Kryptonesticus'' comprises the following species, per the World Spider Catalog:
* ''
Kryptonesticus arenstorffi
''Kryptonesticus'' is a genus of European scaffold web spiders first described by Pavlek & Ribera in 2017, based around the newly-described type species ''Kryptonesticus deelemanae'' and seven species transferred from genus ''Nesticus''. In 2018, ...
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(Kulczyński, 1914) — Bosnia-Hercegovina
* ''
Kryptonesticus beroni
''Kryptonesticus'' is a genus of European scaffold web spiders first described by Pavlek & Ribera in 2017, based around the newly-described type species ''Kryptonesticus deelemanae'' and seven species transferred from genus ''Nesticus''. In 2018, ...
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(Deltshev, 1977) — Bulgaria
* ''
Kryptonesticus beshkovi
''Kryptonesticus'' is a genus of European scaffold web spiders first described by Pavlek & Ribera in 2017, based around the newly-described type species ''Kryptonesticus deelemanae'' and seven species transferred from genus ''Nesticus''. In 2018, ...
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(Deltshev, 1979) — Crete
* ''
Kryptonesticus deelemanae
''Kryptonesticus'' is a genus of European scaffold web spiders first described by Pavlek & Ribera in 2017, based around the newly-described type species ''Kryptonesticus deelemanae'' and seven species transferred from genus ''Nesticus
''Nesticu ...
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Pavlek & Ribera, 2017 — Croatia
* ''
Kryptonesticus dimensis
''Kryptonesticus'' is a genus of European scaffold web spiders first described by Pavlek & Ribera in 2017, based around the newly-described type species ''Kryptonesticus deelemanae'' and seven species transferred from genus ''Nesticus''. In 2018, ...
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(López-Pancorbo, Kunt & Ribera, 2013) — Turkey
* ''
Kryptonesticus eremita''
(Simon, 1879) — Europe; introduced in New Zealand
* ''
Kryptonesticus fagei''
(Kratochvíl, 1933) — Italy, Montenegro
* ''
Kryptonesticus georgescuae''
Nae ''et. al'', 2018 — Romania
* ''
Kryptonesticus henderickxi''
(Bosselaers, 1998) — Crete
References
Nesticidae
Araneomorphae genera
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