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Cryptaranea
Cryptaranea atrihastula-Cryptic Orbweb Spider (NZAC06001374).jpg
Cryptaranea atrihastula
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Cryptaranea
Court & Forster, 1988
Type species
C. invisibilis
(Urquhart, 1892)
Species

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Cryptaranea is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders first described by D. J. Court & Raymond Robert Forster in 1988.

Species

As of April 2019 it contains seven species, all found in New Zealand:

  • Cryptaranea albolineata (Urquhart, 1893) – New Zealand
  • Cryptaranea atrihastula (Urquhart, 1891) – New Zealand
  • Cryptaranea invisibilis (Urquhart, 1892) – New Zealand
  • Cryptaranea stewartensis Court & Forster, 1988 – New Zealand
  • Cryptaranea subalpina Court & Forster, 1988 – New Zealand
  • Cryptaranea subcompta (Urquhart, 1887) – New Zealand
  • Cryptaranea venustula (Urquhart, 1891) – New Zealand

See also

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