Cicurina

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Cicurina, also called the cave meshweaver,[4] is a genus in the spider family Cicurinidae.[5] It was first described by Anton Menge in 1871.[6] The name is from the Latin root "cucur-", meaning "to tame".[4]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
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Cicurina
C. cicur from France
Cicurina sp. from the "sky island" mountains of Arizona and New Mexico
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cicurinidae
Genus: Cicurina
Menge, 1871[1]
Type species
C. cicur
(Fabricius, 1793)
Species

158, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Moguracicurina Komatsu, 1947[2]
  • Tetrilus Simon, 1886[3]
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Originally placed with the funnel weavers, it was moved to the Dictynidae in 1967,[3] then to the Hahniidae in 2017.[7] In 2023, it was moved to the Cicurinidae.[8]

Body size varies widely among the species. Among the smallest is C. minorata, growing less than 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long. The larger species include C. ludoviciana, some of which have grown to over 13 millimetres (0.51 in) long.[9]

Distribution

Spiders in this genus are found in North America, Europe, and Asia.[1]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes 158 species.[1]

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