Cyrtauchenius

Cyrtauchenius is a genus of wafer trapdoor spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869.^[2] Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the Cyrtaucheniidae in 1985.^[3]

Species

As of May 2019 it contains fourteen species, almost all from Algeria:^[1]

• Cyrtauchenius artifex (Simon, 1889) – Algeria
• Cyrtauchenius bedeli Simon, 1881 – Algeria
• Cyrtauchenius bicolor (Simon, 1889) – Algeria
• Cyrtauchenius castaneiceps (Simon, 1889) – Algeria
• Cyrtauchenius dayensis Simon, 1881 – Algeria
• Cyrtauchenius inops (Simon, 1889) – Algeria
• Cyrtauchenius latastei Simon, 1881 – Algeria
• Cyrtauchenius longipalpus (Denis, 1945) – Algeria
• Cyrtauchenius luridus Simon, 1881 – Algeria
• Cyrtauchenius maculatus (Simon, 1889) – Algeria
• Cyrtauchenius structor (Simon, 1889) – Algeria
• Cyrtauchenius talpa Simon, 1891 – USA
• Cyrtauchenius terricola (Lucas, 1846) (type) – Algeria
• Cyrtauchenius vittatus Simon, 1881 – Algeria

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