''Cryptoerithus'' is a
genus
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of
Australia
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n
ground spiders that was first described by
William Joseph Rainbow
William Joseph Rainbow (1856–1919) was an entomologist and arachnologist whose work includes the first catalogue of Australian spiders.
Life
Rainbow was born in 1856 in Yorkshire, England. His father was a Warrant Officer in the Royal Marines, ...
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
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
,
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...
,
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, and the
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regi ...
:
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Cryptoerithus annaburroo''
Platnick & Baehr, 2006 –
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
(
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regi ...
)
*''
Cryptoerithus griffith''
Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
,
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...
)
*''
Cryptoerithus halifax''
Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (South Australia)
*''
Cryptoerithus halli''
Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
)
*''
Cryptoerithus harveyi''
Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia)
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Cryptoerithus hasenpuschi''
Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Queensland)
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Cryptoerithus lawlessi''
Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Queensland)
*''
Cryptoerithus melindae''
Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia)
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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''
Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Western Australia)
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Cryptoerithus nyetaut''
Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Northern Territory)
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Cryptoerithus occultus''
Rainbow, 1915 (
type
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) – Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia)
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Cryptoerithus quamby''
Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Queensland)
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Cryptoerithus quobba''
Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Southern Australia
*''
Cryptoerithus rough''
Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (South Australia)
*''
Cryptoerithus shadabi''
Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Southern Australia
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Cryptoerithus stuart''
Platnick & Baehr, 2006 – Australia (Northern Territory)
See also
*
List of Gnaphosidae species
This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Gnaphosidae. , the World Spider Catalog accepts 2474 species in 153 genera:
A ''Allomicythus''
'' Allomicythus'' Ono, 2009
* '' Allomicythus kamurai'' Ono, 2009 (type) — Vi ...
References
Araneomorphae genera
Gnaphosidae
Spiders of South Africa
Taxa named by William Joseph Rainbow
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