Cyatholipus Explained

Cyatholipus is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Cyatholipidae, and was first described by Eugène Simon in 1894.^[1] Originally placed with the ray spiders, it was moved to the Cyatholipidae in 1978.^{[2] [3]}

Species

it contains six species, all found in South Africa:^[4]

• Cyatholipus avus Griswold, 1987 – South Africa
• Cyatholipus hirsutissimus Simon, 1894 (type) – South Africa
• Cyatholipus icubatus Griswold, 1987 – South Africa
• Cyatholipus isolatus Griswold, 1987 – South Africa
• Cyatholipus quadrimaculatus Simon, 1894 – South Africa
• Cyatholipus tortilis Griswold, 1987 – South Africa

Notes and References

1. Book: Simon, E. 1894. Histoire naturelle des araignées. 10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
2. Davies. V. T.. 1978. A new family of spiders (Araneae: Teemenaaridae). Symposia of the Zoological Society of London. 42. 301.
3. Wunderlich. J.. 1978. Zur Kenntnis der Cyatholipinae Simon 1894 (Arachnida: Araneida: ?Tetragnathidae). Zoologische Beiträge (N.F.). 24. 33.
4. Gen. Cyatholipus Simon, 1894. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-05-30. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.