Cyrioctea

Cyrioctea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Zodariidae
Genus: Cyrioctea
Simon, 1889
Type species
Cyrioctea spinifera
Species

14, see text

Cyrioctea is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae, first described in 1889 by Eugène Simon. It contains fourteen species, found in Africa, South America, and Australia.

Distribution

The genus has a Gondwanan distribution, with species found in South America, Africa and Australia, indicating the genus emerged before Gondwana split up.

Species

As of September 2025, this genus includes fourteen species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Genus Cyrioctea". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Simon, E. (1889). "Études arachnologiques. 21ème Mémoire. XXXème. Descriptions de quelques arachnides du Chili et remarques synonymiques sur quelques-unes des espèces décrites par Nicolet". Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. (in French). 8 (6). Paris: La Société entomologique de France: 217–222. Retrieved 29 November 2024.