Biology:Cydrela

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Cydrela is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1873 by Tamerlan Thorell.[1]

Most of its species are found in Africa, with four described species from Thailand to China.[2] C. insularis is endemic to Socotra.[2]

Species

As of September 2025, this genus includes fifteen species:[2]

  • Cydrela albopilosa Simon & Fage, 1922 – Kenya
  • Cydrela decidua Dankittipakul & Jocqué, 2006 – Thailand
  • Cydrela friedlanderae Hewitt, 1914 – South Africa
  • Cydrela insularis (Pocock, 1899) – Yemen (Socotra)
  • Cydrela kenti Lessert, 1933 – Angola
  • Cydrela likui Lin & Li, 2023 – Vietnam
  • Cydrela linzhiensis (Hu, 2001) – China
  • Cydrela nasuta Lessert, 1936 – Mozambique
  • Cydrela otavensis Lawrence, 1928 – Namibia
  • Cydrela pristina Dankittipakul & Jocqué, 2006 – Thailand
  • Cydrela schoemanae Jocqué, 1991 – South Africa
  • Cydrela spinifrons Hewitt, 1915 – South Africa
  • Cydrela spinimana Pocock, 1898 – South Africa
  • Cydrela stigmatica (Simon, 1876) – Tanzania (Zanzibar)
  • Cydrela unguiculata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871) – South Africa (type species)

References

  1. Thorell, T. (1870). Remarks on synonyms of European spiders. Uppsala: C.J. Lundström. pp. 375–645. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/69282. Retrieved 29 November 2024. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Genus Cydrela". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/3830. Retrieved 28 September 2025. 

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