Cteniza

Cteniza
C. sauvagesi
C. moggridgei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Ctenizidae
Genus: Cteniza
Latreille, 1829
Type species
C. sauvagesi
(Rossi, 1788)
Species
Synonyms

Cteniza is a small genus of Old World trapdoor spiders found in France and Italy, first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1829.

C. sauvagesi in burrow

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes three species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gen. Cteniza Latreille, 1829". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
  2. ↑ Wunderlich, J. (1995). "Zur Kenntnis der Endemiten, zur Evolution und zur Biogeographie der Spinnen Korsikas und Sardiniens, mit Neubeschreibungen (Arachnida: Araneae)". Beiträge zur Araneologie. 4 (1994): 358.
  3. ↑ Raven, R. J. (1985). "The spider infraorder Mygalomorphae (Araneae): Cladistics and systematics". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 182: 159.
  4. ↑ Latreille, P. A. (1829), "Les Arachnides", in Cuvier, G. (ed.), Le règne animal, nouv