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Cryphoeca
Cryphoeca are a genus of dwarf sheet spiders in the family Hahniidae, although the genus has been transferred to the Cybaeidae, which consists of twelve species with a Holarctic distribution. The genus name Cryphoeca means hidden, in reference to its preference for hiding under loose bark or in stone walls.
12 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Cryphoeca exlineae
speciesCryphoeca exlineae

Cryphoeca silvicola
speciesCryphoeca silvicola

Cryphoeca montana
speciesCryphoeca montana
Cryphoeca thaleri
speciesCryphoeca thaleri
Cryphoeca angularis
speciesCryphoeca angularis
Cryphoeca shingoi
speciesCryphoeca shingoi
Cryphoeca shinkaii
speciesCryphoeca shinkaii
Cryphoeca brignolii
speciesCryphoeca brignolii
Cryphoeca nivalis
speciesCryphoeca nivalis
Cryphoeca pirini
speciesCryphoeca pirini
Cryphoeca carpathica
speciesCryphoeca carpathica
Cryphoeca lichenum
speciesCryphoeca lichenum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 172450.