Crossopriza

Crossopriza
Crossopriza lyoni
female C. maculipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Pholcidae
Genus: Crossopriza
Simon, 1893
Type species
C. pristina
(Simon, 1890)
Species

24, see text

Synonyms
  • Ceratopholcus Spassky, 1934
  • Tibiosa González-Sponga, 2006

Crossopriza is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893.

Its species are natively found in Africa and Asia. C. lyoni has been introduced to many parts of the world.

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes 24 species:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Crossopriza Simon, 1893". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  2. ↑ Huber, B. A.; Colmenares, P. A.; Ramírez, M. J. (2014). "Fourteen new generic and ten new specific synonymies in Pholcidae (Araneae), and transfer of Mystes Bristowe to Filistatidae". Zootaxa. 3847 (3): 420. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3847.3.5. hdl:11336/19098. PMID 25112347.
  3. ↑ Huber, B. A. (2009). "Four new generic and 14 new specific synonymies in Pholcidae, and transfer of Pholcoides Roewer to Filistatidae (Araneae)". Zootaxa. 1970: 65. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1970.1.3.
  4. ↑ Simon, E. (1893). Histoire naturelle das araignées. Paris 1. pp. 257–488.