''Cryptachaea'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

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 d ...

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 ''Achaearanea'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1929. It used to include the extremely abundant common house spider, which was transferred to genus ''Parasteatoda'' in 2006, together with many other ...

'', which received a major revision in 2008.Platnick 2009 The genus was originally established as a subgenus of ''

Theridion ''Theridion'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders with a worldwide distribution. Notable species are the Hawaiian happy face spider (''T. grallator''), named for the iconic symbol on its abdomen, and '' T. nigroannulatum'', one of few spid ...

''.Yoshida 2008

Distribution

This is mostly a

New World The term ''New World'' is often used to mean the majority of Earth's Western Hemisphere, specifically the Americas."America." ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: Oxford University Press, p. ...

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 souther ...

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

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Si ...

, another only in China. '' C. veruculata'' was introduced to

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located enti ...

from

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Name

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

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic p ...

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

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Species

* '' Cryptachaea acoreensis'' (Berland, 1932) — Cosmopolitan * '' Cryptachaea alacris'' (Keyserling, 1884) — Colombia, Venezuela * '' Cryptachaea altiventer'' (Keyserling, 1884) — Brazil * '' Cryptachaea amazonas'' 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'' (Levi, 1963) — Brazil * '' Cryptachaea anastema'' (Levi, 1963) — Venezuela * '' Cryptachaea azteca'' (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) — Mexico * ''

Cryptachaea banosensis ''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 barra ''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 bellula ''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 blattea'' (Urquhart, 1886) — cosmopolitan * ''

Cryptachaea caliensis ''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) — Colombia, Ecuador * ''

Cryptachaea canionis ''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 ...

'' (Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1929) — USA * ''

Cryptachaea caqueza ''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) — Colombia * ''

Cryptachaea chilensis ''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) — 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'' (Levi, 1963) — Brazil * ''

Cryptachaea dromedariformis ''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 ...

'' (Roewer, 1942) — Ecuador, Peru * ''

Cryptachaea eramus ''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 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'' (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'' (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'' (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'' (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'' (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'' (Levi, 1959) — Mexico * '' Cryptachaea oblivia'' (O. P.-Cambridge, 1896) — Costa Rica, Panama * '' Cryptachaea orana'' (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'' (Keyserling, 1891) — Brazil * ''

Cryptachaea pilaton ''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 pinguis ''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, 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'' (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 ''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 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 ''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 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'' (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'' (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'' (Keyserling, 1884) — Guatemala to Peru * '' Cryptachaea tovarensis'' (Levi, 1963) — Venezuela * '' Cryptachaea trinidensis'' (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 England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its ...

'' (Urquhart, 1886) — Australia, New Zealand, England, Belgium * '' Cryptachaea vivida'' (Keyserling, 1891) — Brazil * ''

Cryptachaea zonensis ''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 to Peru, Brazil

Notes

References

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