Cetratus Explained

Cetratus is a genus of South Pacific crab spiders that was first described by Władysław Kulczyński in 1911.

Species

it contains five species, found in Australia and Papua New Guinea:^[1]

• Cetratus annulatus Kulczyński, 1911 (type) – New Guinea
• Cetratus caecutiens (L. Koch, 1876) – Australia (Queensland)
• Cetratus circumlitus (L. Koch, 1876) – Australia (New South Wales)
• Cetratus rubropunctatus (Rainbow, 1920) – Australia (Queensland, Lord Howe Is.)
• Cetratus tenuis (L. Koch, 1875) – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)

See also

• List of Thomisidae species

Further reading

• Szymkowiak. Paweł. 2014. Revision of Australian species of the genus Diaea (Araneae: Thomisidae) with redefinition of their taxonomic status. Annales Zoologici, Warszawa. 333–477. 64. 3. 10.3161/000345414X684795. 59446072.
• Book: Koch, L.. 1876. Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet . Bauer & Raspe. 65–76; 741–888. 10.5962/bhl.title.121660.
• Rainbow. W. J.. 1920. Arachnida from Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands. Records of the South Australian Museum. 28–31. 1. 3.

Notes and References

1. Gen. Cetratus Kulczyński, 1911. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2020-08-01. 2020. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.