| Cyrioctea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Zodariidae |
| Genus: | Cyrioctea Simon, 18891 |
| Type species | |
| Cyrioctea spinifera | |
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Cyrioctea is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae, first described in 1889 by Eugène Simon.2 It contains fourteen species, found in Africa, South America, and Australia.1
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, this genus includes fourteen species:1
- 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
References
- "Genus Cyrioctea". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- 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". Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. (in French). 8 (6). Paris: La Société entomologique de France: 217–222. Retrieved 29 November 2024.