Biology:Cyrioctea
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Cyrioctea is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae, first described in 1889 by Eugène Simon.[1] It contains fourteen species, found in Africa, South America, and Australia.[2]
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[update], this genus includes fourteen species:[2]
- Cyrioctea aschaensis Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1942 – Argentina
- Cyrioctea calderoni Platnick, 1986 – Chile
- Cyrioctea cruz Platnick, 1986 – Chile
- Cyrioctea griswoldorum Platnick & Jocqué, 1992 – Namibia
- Cyrioctea hirsuta Platnick & Griffin, 1988 – Namibia
- Cyrioctea islachanaral Grismado & Pizarro-Araya, 2016 – Chile
- Cyrioctea lotzi Jocqué, 2013 – South Africa
- Cyrioctea marken Platnick & Jocqué, 1992 – South Africa
- Cyrioctea mauryi Platnick, 1986 – Chile
- Cyrioctea namibensis Platnick & Griffin, 1988 – Namibia
- Cyrioctea raveni Platnick & Griffin, 1988 – Australia (Queensland)
- Cyrioctea sawadee Jocqué, 2013 – South Africa
- Cyrioctea spinifer (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile (type species)
- Cyrioctea whartoni Platnick & Griffin, 1988 – Namibia
References
- ↑ 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" (in French). Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. (Paris: La Société entomologique de France) 8 (6): 217–222. https://biostor.org/reference/71932. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Genus Cyrioctea". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/3831. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
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