Cyrioctea
Genus of spiders
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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]
| Cyrioctea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Zodariidae |
| Genus: | Cyrioctea Simon, 1889[1] |
| Type species | |
| Cyrioctea spinifera | |
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14, see text | |
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[update], 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
