Cicynethus Explained

Cicynethus is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1910 by Eugène Simon.^[1], it contains 7 species.^[2]

Species

Cicynethus comprises 7 species:

• C. acanthopus Simon, 1910 (type) — Namibia
• C. acer Jocqué & Henrard, 2018 — Mozambique, South Africa
• C. decoratus (Lawrence, 1952) — South Africa
• C. floriumfontis Jocqué, 1991 — South Africa
• C. mossambicus Jocqué & Henrard, 2018 — Mozambique
• C. peringueyi (Simon, 1893) — South Africa
• C. subtropicalis (Lawrence, 1952) — South Africa

Notes and References

1. Book: Simon, Eugène. 1910 . Schulze . L . Arachnoidea: Araneae (II.) in Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise im westlichen und zentralen Südafrika. Vierter Band. Systematik und Tiergeographie.. 16 . Jena . Denkschriften der Medizinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena. 175–218 .
2. Web site: Zodariidae. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2017-03-21.