Cryptaranea Explained

Cryptaranea is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders first described by D. J. Court & Raymond Robert Forster in 1988.^[1]

Species

it contains seven species, all found in New Zealand:^[2]

• Cryptaranea albolineata (Urquhart, 1893) – New Zealand
• Cryptaranea atrihastula (Urquhart, 1891) – New Zealand
• Cryptaranea invisibilis (Urquhart, 1892) – New Zealand
• Cryptaranea stewartensis Court & Forster, 1988 – New Zealand
• Cryptaranea subalpina Court & Forster, 1988 – New Zealand
• Cryptaranea subcompta (Urquhart, 1887) – New Zealand
• Cryptaranea venustula (Urquhart, 1891) – New Zealand

Notes and References

1. Court. D. J.. Forster. R. R.. 1988. The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae.. Otago Museum Bulletin. 68–124. 6.
2. Web site: Gen. Cryptaranea Court & Forster, 1988. World Spider Catalog. 2019-05-13. Natural History Museum Bern.