Family: Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spiderfam:0099] Detail
Gen. Cryptachaea Archer, 1946 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04192] Detail
type Theridion catapetraeum Gertsch & Archer, 1942; gender feminine; syn. of Cryptachaea porteri (Banks, 1896)
N.B.: described as a subgenus of Theridion Walckenaer, 1805, elevated to genus by Archer, 1950: 14, removed from the synonymy of Achaearanea Strand, 1929 by Yoshida, 2008: 38, contra Levi, 1955a: 6.
Transferred to other genera:
Cryptachaea amilcari Barrientos & Hernández-Corral, 2021 -- see Tidarren
Cryptachaea rafaeli Buckup & Marques, 1991 -- see Hentziectypus
In synonymy:
Cryptachaea acoreensis (Berland, 1932) = Cryptachaea blattea (Urquhart, 1886) (Vink et al., 2009: 57).
Cryptachaea bentifica (Keyserling, 1891, T from Theridion) = Cryptachaea hirta (Taczanowski, 1873) (Levi, 1959b: 70, sub Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea calycifera (Urquhart, 1886, removed from S of Theridion cruciferum) = Cryptachaea veruculata (Urquhart, 1886) (Smith et al., 2012: 50).
Cryptachaea catapetraea (Gertsch & Archer, 1942) = Cryptachaea porteri (Banks, 1896) (Levi, 1955a: 30, sub Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea diamantina (Levi, 1963) = Cryptachaea hirta (Taczanowski, 1873) (Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2010: 344).
Cryptachaea extrilida (Keyserling, 1890, T from Achaearanea) = Cryptachaea veruculata (Urquhart, 1886) (Smith et al., 2012: 50).
Cryptachaea fordum luctuosa (Caporiacco, 1954, T from Tidarren) = Cryptachaea migrans (Keyserling, 1884) (Levi, 1963b: 225, sub Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea geochares (Levi, 1955, T from Achaearanea) = Cryptachaea blattea (Urquhart, 1886) (Levi, 1963b: 220, sub Achaearanea acoreensis).
Cryptachaea guadalupensis (Keyserling, 1884, T from Theridion) = Cryptachaea hirta (Taczanowski, 1873) (Levi, 1959b: 70, sub Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea ignota (Keyserling, 1884, T from Theridion) = Cryptachaea hirta (Taczanowski, 1873) (Levi, 1959b: 70, sub Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea maronica (Caporiacco, 1954, T from Chrysso) = Cryptachaea hirta (Taczanowski, 1873) (Levi, 1959b: 70, sub Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea maxima (Keyserling, 1891) = Cryptachaea altiventer (Keyserling, 1884) (Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2010: 342).
Cryptachaea portoricensis (Petrunkevitch, 1930, T from Theridion) = Cryptachaea porteri (Banks, 1896) (Levi, 1959b: 61, sub Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea redempta (Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936, T from Theridion) = Cryptachaea porteri (Banks, 1896) (Levi, 1955a: 30, sub Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea salvadorensis (Kraus, 1955) = Cryptachaea taeniata (Keyserling, 1884) (Levi, 1963b: 210, sub Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea saxatilis (C. L. Koch, 1835, T from Theridion) = Cryptachaea riparia (Blackwall, 1834) (Tystshenko, 1971: 150, sub Theridion).
Cryptachaea teja (Levi, 1967, T from Achaearanea) = Cryptachaea blattea (Urquhart, 1886) (Sedgwick, 1974: 349, sub Achaearanea acroeensis).
Cryptachaea undata (Keyserling, 1884, T from Theridion) = Cryptachaea hirta (Taczanowski, 1873) (Levi, 1959b: 70, sub Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea uviana (Levi, 1963) = Cryptachaea migrans (Keyserling, 1884) (Santanna et al., 2019: 280).
Homonym replaced:
Cryptachaea pallipes (Keyserling, 1891) -- see Cryptachaea pallipera
Cryptachaea alacris (Keyserling, 1884) | f | Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006743]
Theridion alacre Keyserling, 1884a: 27, pl. 1, f. 12 (Df).
Theridion alacre Berland, 1913b: 86, pl. 8, f. 16-17 (f).
Achaearanea alacre Levi, 1963b: 227, f. 91-92 (Tf from Theridion).
Achaearanea alacris Levi, 1967b: 22.
Cryptachaea alacris Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea alleluia Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015 | m | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047544]
Cryptachaea alleluia Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015: 28, f. 1d (Dm).
Cryptachaea alleluia Vanuytven, 2021: 49, 114, f. A.38h, B.80a, B.81d (m).
Cryptachaea altiventer (Keyserling, 1884) | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006745]
Achaea altiventer Keyserling, 1884a: 108, pl. 5, f. 70 (Df).
Achaea maxima Keyserling, 1891: 198, pl. 7, f. 142 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006820].
Theridion altiventer Simon, 1894a: 535.
Theridion maximum Simon, 1894a: 535.
Achaearanea altiventer Levi, 1963b: 204, f. 9-12, 45 (Tf from Theridion, Dm).
Achaearanea maxima Levi, 1963b: 205, f. 18-19 (Tf from Theridion).
Cryptachaea altiventer Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea maxima Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea altiventer Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2010: 342 (S).
Cryptachaea amazonas Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2012 | m | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045615]
Cryptachaea amazonas Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2012a: 207, f. 1 (Dm).
Cryptachaea amazonas Vanuytven, 2021: 114, f. B.80c (m).
Cryptachaea ambera (Levi, 1963) | f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006746]
Achaearanea ambera Levi, 1963b: 204, f. 7-8 (Df).
Cryptachaea ambera Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea analista (Levi, 1963) | f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006747]
Achaearanea analista Levi, 1963b: 223, f. 72-74 (Df).
Cryptachaea analista Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea anastema (Levi, 1963) | f | Venezuela     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006748]
Achaearanea anastema Levi, 1963b: 221, f. 57-59 (Df).
Cryptachaea anastema Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea azteca (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) | m | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006753]
Theridion aztecum Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936a: 34, pl. 11, f. 97-98 (Dm).
Achaearanea azteca Levi, 1959b: 61 (Tm from Theridion).
Achaearanea azteca Levi, 1963b: 201, f. 47 (m).
Cryptachaea azteca Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tm from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea banosensis (Levi, 1963) | f | Ecuador     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006754]
Achaearanea banosensis Levi, 1963b: 221, f. 60-61 (Df).
Cryptachaea banosensis Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea barra (Levi, 1963) | f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006755]
Achaearanea barra Levi, 1963b: 206, f. 24-25 (Df).
Cryptachaea barra Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea bellula (Keyserling, 1891) | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006756]
Theridion bellulum Keyserling, 1891: 180, pl. 6, f. 125 (Df).
Achaearanea bellula Levi, 1963b: 227, f. 86-90 (Tf from Theridion, Dm).
Cryptachaea bellula Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea benivia Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015 | f | Bolivia, Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047553]
Cryptachaea benivia Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015: 32, f. 2l-m (Df).
Cryptachaea blattea (Urquhart, 1886) | m f | Africa. Introduced to USA, Chile, Azores, St. Helena, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:007354]
Theridium blatteus Urquhart, 1886: 190, pl. 7, f. 2 (Df).
Theridium setiger Urquhart, 1886: 196, pl. 8, f. 3 (Df).
Theridium tuberculum Urquhart, 1887: 104 (Df).
Theridium albo-gullatum Urquhart, 1887: 108, pl. 8, f. 11 (Dm).
Theridion acoreensis Berland, 1932a: 74, f. 1-2 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006742].
Dipoena tubercula Bryant, 1933b: 10, pl. 2, f. 16, pl. 4, f. 42 (mf).
Dipoena blattea Bryant, 1935c: 57 (S of Theridium albo-gullatum, T. setiger and T. tuberculum).
Theridion acoreensis Machado, 1941: 22, f. 18-21 (f, Dm).
Achaearanea geochares Levi, 1955a: 20, f. 39-40, 46 (Dmf).
Achaearanea acoreensis Denis, 1962a: 60, f. 57-59 (Tmf from Theridion).
Achaearanea acoreensis Levi, 1963b: 220 (S of Achaearanea geochares).
Achaearanea teja Levi, 1967a: 8, f. 8-10 (Df).
Achaearanea acoreensis Levi, 1967c: 179, f. 12-14 (mf).
Achaearanea acoreensis Sedgwick, 1974: 349 (S of Achaearanea teja).
Achaearanea acoreensis Wunderlich, 1992a: 408, f. 567-569 (mf).
Achaearanea blattea Fitzgerald & Sirvid, 2003: 29, f. 3a-c (Tmf from Dipoena).
Cryptachaea acoreensis Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea blattea Vink et al., 2009: 57, f. 1-6 (Tmf from Achaearanea, S of Cryptachaea acoreensis).
Cryptachaea acoreensis Crespo et al., 2009a: 474, f. 11 (f).
Cryptachaea blattea Paquin, Vink & Dupérré, 2010: 62, f. 34.1, 13-14 (mf).
Cryptachaea blattea Le Divelec, Courtial & Rollard, 2018: 2, f. 1A-D (f).
Cryptachaea blattea Vanuytven, 2021: 115, f. B.81a, B.83a (m).
Cryptachaea bonaldoi Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2010 | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044005]
Cryptachaea bonaldoi Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2010: 349, f. 7-9 (Dmf).
Cryptachaea bonaldoi Vanuytven, 2021: 114, f. B.80d (m).
Cryptachaea brescoviti Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2010 | m f | Bolivia, Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044004]
Cryptachaea brescoviti Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2010: 347, f. 1-6 (Dmf).
Cryptachaea caliensis (Levi, 1963) | f | Colombia, Ecuador     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006759]
Achaearanea caliensis Levi, 1963b: 208, f. 34-35 (Df).
Cryptachaea caliensis Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea canionis (Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1929) | m f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006762]
Theridion canionis Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1929: 103, pl. 4, f. 43 (Df).
Achaearanea canionis Levi, 1955a: 24, f. 60-68 (Tf from Theridion, Dm).
Cryptachaea canionis Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea caqueza (Levi, 1963) | f | Colombia     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006763]
Achaearanea caqueza Levi, 1963b: 224, f. 75-76 (Df).
Cryptachaea caqueza Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea catita Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015 | f | Brazil, Argentina     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047550]
Cryptachaea catita Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015: 31, f. 2g-i (Df).
Cryptachaea chilensis (Levi, 1963) | f | Chile     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006765]
Achaearanea chilensis Levi, 1963b: 223, f. 67-69 (Df).
Cryptachaea chilensis Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea chiricahua (Levi, 1955) | m f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006766]
Achaearanea chiricahua Levi, 1955a: 26, f. 57-59 (Df).
Achaearanea chiricahua Levi, 1963b: 213, f. 39-40 (Dm).
Cryptachaea chiricahua Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea cidae Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015 | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047543]
Cryptachaea cidae Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015: 26, f. 1a-c (Dmf).
Cryptachaea cinnabarina (Levi, 1963) | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006768]
Achaearanea cinnabarina Levi, 1963b: 214, f. 46, 62-63 (Dmf).
Cryptachaea cinnabarina Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea dalana (Buckup & Marques, 1991) | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006771]
Achaearanea dalana Buckup & Marques, 1991: 83, f. 4-6, 8 (Dmf).
Cryptachaea dalana Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2010: 343 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea dea (Buckup & Marques, 2006) | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039761]
Achaearanea dea Buckup & Marques, in Buckup, Marques & Ott, 2006: 62, f. 4-6 (Dmf).
Cryptachaea dea Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2010: 343 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea digitus (Buckup & Marques, 2006) | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039762]
Achaearanea digitus Buckup & Marques, in Buckup, Marques & Ott, 2006: 61, f. 1-3 (Dmf).
Cryptachaea digitus Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2010: 344 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea divisor Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015 | f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047546]
Cryptachaea divisor Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015: 28, f. 1f-i (Df).
Cryptachaea dromedariformis (Roewer, 1942) | f | Ecuador, Peru     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006778]
Achaea dromedaria Keyserling, 1884a: 109, pl. 5, f. 71 (Df; preoccupied in Theridion by Simon, 1880).
Theridion dromedarius Simon, 1894a: 535.
Theridion dromedariforme Roewer, 1942a: 491 (replacement name).
Achaearanea dromedariforma Levi, 1963b: 205, f. 16-17 (Tf from Theridion).
Achaearanea dromedariformis Levi, 1967b: 22.
Cryptachaea dromedariformis Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea eramus (Levi, 1963) | f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006783]
Achaearanea eramus Levi, 1963b: 228, f. 95-97 (Df).
Cryptachaea eramus Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea ericae Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015 | f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047548]
Cryptachaea ericae Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015: 29, f. 2a-c (Df).
Cryptachaea floresta Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015 | f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047547]
Cryptachaea floresta Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015: 29, f. 1j-l (Df).
Cryptachaea fresno (Levi, 1955) | m f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006789]
Achaearanea fresno Levi, 1955a: 27, f. 53-55 (Dmf).
Cryptachaea fresno Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea gigantea (Keyserling, 1884) | f | Peru     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006791]
Theridion giganteum Keyserling, 1884a: 31, pl. 2, f. 15 (Df).
Achaearanea gigantea Levi, 1963b: 220, f. 52-54 (Tf from Theridion).
Cryptachaea gigantea Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea gigantipes (Keyserling, 1890) | m f | Australia (Queensland to Tasmania, Norfolk Is.). Introduced to New Zealand     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008392]
Theridion gigantipes Keyserling, 1890: 245, pl. 22, f. 4 (Dm).
Cryptachaea gigantipes Smith et al., 2012: 44, f. 2-15, 17-20 (m, Df).
Cryptachaea hirta (Taczanowski, 1873) | m f | Panama to Argentina     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006798]
Argyrodes hirtus Taczanowski, 1873: 119 (Df).
Achaea hirta Keyserling, 1884a: 104, pl. 5, f. 67 (f).
Achaea undata Keyserling, 1884a: 105, pl. 5, f. 68 (Dmf).
Achaea guadalupensis Keyserling, 1884a: 110, pl. 5, f. 72 (Df).
Achaea ignota Keyserling, 1884a: 112, pl. 5, f. 73 (Df).
Theridion bentificum Keyserling, 1891: 184, pl. 6, f. 129 (Dm).
Theridion guadalupense Simon, 1894a: 535.
Theridion ignotum Simon, 1894a: 535.
Theridion undatum Simon, 1894a: 535.
Chrysso maronica Caporiacco, 1954: 74, f. 11, 11a (Df).
Achaearanea hirta Levi, 1959b: 70, f. 35-38 (f, Sm).
Achaearanea hirta Levi & Levi, 1962: 43, f. 77 (m).
Achaearanea diamantina Levi, 1963b: 211, f. 41 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006774].
Achaearanea hirta Müller, 1992: 97, f. 1-4 (f).
Cryptachaea hirta Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea diamantina Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tm from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea hirta Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2010: 344 (S).
Cryptachaea ingijonathorum Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2012 | m | French Guiana     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045617]
Achaearanea hieroglyphica Agnarsson & Coddington, 2007: 638, f. 5-6, 11 (m; misidentified per Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2012a: 207).
Cryptachaea ingijonathorum Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2012a: 207 (Dm).
Cryptachaea ingijonathorum Vanuytven, 2021: 114, f. B.80b (m).
Cryptachaea inops (Levi, 1963) | m f | Brazil, Guyana     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006800]
Achaearanea inops Levi, 1963b: 217, f. 43 (Dm).
Achaearanea inops Buckup & Marques, 1991: 83, f. 1-3, 7 (m, Df).
Cryptachaea inops Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea insulsa (Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936) | m f | USA, Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006801]
Theridion insulsum Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936b: 11, f. 25-26 (Df; N.B.: omitted by Roewer).
Achaearanea insulsa Levi, 1955a: 19, f. 41-45 (Tf from Theridion, Dm).
Cryptachaea insulsa Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea isana (Levi, 1963) | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006802]
Achaearanea isana Levi, 1963b: 229, f. 100-102, 113-114 (Dmf).
Cryptachaea isana Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea jequirituba (Levi, 1963) | m f | Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006804]
Achaearanea jequirituba Levi, 1963b: 226, f. 98-99 (Df).
Achaearanea jequirituba González, 1992: 134, f. 1-2 (Dm).
Cryptachaea jequirituba Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea jiugongensis Liu & Zhong, 2023 | m f | China     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059466]
Cryptachaea jiugongensis Liu & Zhong, in Liu et al., 2023c: 98, f. 1A-F, 2A-E (Dmf).
Cryptachaea kaspi (Levi, 1963) | f | Peru     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006807]
Achaearanea kaspi Levi, 1963b: 219, f. 50-51 (Df).
Cryptachaea kaspi Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea koepckei (Levi, 1963) | f | Peru     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006808]
Achaearanea koepckei Levi, 1963b: 222, f. 64-66 (Df).
Cryptachaea koepckei Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea lavia Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015 | f | Bolivia     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047554]
Cryptachaea lavia Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015: 32, f. 2n-o (Df).
Cryptachaea lisei Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2010 | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044006]
Cryptachaea lisei Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2010: 349, f. 10-11 (Dmf).
Cryptachaea lota (Levi, 1963) | f | Chile     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006813]
Achaearanea lota Levi, 1963b: 206, f. 20-21 (Df).
Cryptachaea lota Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea maldonado Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2012 | m | Peru, Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045616]
Cryptachaea maldonado Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2012a: 207, f. 2 (Dm).
Cryptachaea manzanillo (Levi, 1959) | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006817]
Achaearanea manzanillo Levi, 1959b: 77, f. 27-28 (Df).
Achaearanea manzanillo Valdez, 2007c: 36, f. 1-5 (Dm).
Cryptachaea manzanillo Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea maraca (Buckup & Marques, 1991) | m | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006818]
Achaearanea maraca Buckup & Marques, 1991: 85, f. 9 (Dm).
Cryptachaea maraca Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tm from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea meraukensis (Chrysanthus, 1963) | m f | Indonesia (New Guinea)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006821]
Achaearanea meraukensis Chrysanthus, 1963: 746, f. 101-105 (Dmf).
Cryptachaea meraukensis Yoshida, 2008: 39 (T from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea migrans (Keyserling, 1884) | m f | Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006823]
Theridion migrans Keyserling, 1884a: 18, pl. 1, f. 6 (Df).
Tidarren fordum luctuosum Caporiacco, 1954: 77 (Df).
Achaearanea migrans Levi, 1963b: 225, f. 77-83 (Tf from Theridion, S of Tidarren fordum luctuosum).
Achaearanea uviana Levi, 1963b: 218, f. 44 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006882].
Cryptachaea migrans Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea uviana Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tm from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea migrans Santanna et al., 2019: 280, f. 15-19, 26-31 (mf, S of Cryptachaea uviana).
Cryptachaea milagro (Levi, 1963) | m f | Ecuador     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006824]
Achaearanea milagro Levi, 1963b: 233, f. 13-15, 107-108 (Dmf).
Cryptachaea milagro Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea nayaritensis (Levi, 1959) | f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006827]
Achaearanea nayaritensis Levi, 1959b: 67, f. 67-69 (Df).
Cryptachaea nayaritensis Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea oblivia (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896) | f | Costa Rica, Panama     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006830]
Theridion oblivium O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896a: 207, pl. 24, f. 13 (Df).
Steatoda oblivia F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902a: 383, pl. 36, f. 9 (f).
Achaearanea oblivia Levi, 1959b: 78, f. 61-63 (Tf from Theridion).
Cryptachaea oblivia Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea ogatai Yoshida, 2016 | m f | Japan (Ryukyu Is.), Taiwan     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048650]
Cryptachaea ogatai Yoshida, 2016: 26, f. 31-39 (Dmf).
Parasteatoda ogatai Breitling, 2019d: 45 (T to Parasteatoda, referring to the similarity to Cryptachaea riparia).
Cryptachaea orana (Levi, 1963) | m | Ecuador     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006834]
Achaearanea orana Levi, 1963b: 230, f. 112 (Dm).
Cryptachaea orana Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tm from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea pallipera (Levi, 1963) | m | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006837]
Theridium pallipes Keyserling, 1891: 191, pl. 6, f. 138 (Dm; preoccupied, see Neriene clathrata) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:055618].
Achaearanea pallipera Levi, 1963b: 219, f. 49 (m, replacement name).
Cryptachaea pallipera Yoshida, 2008: 39 (T from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea paquisha Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015 | f | Peru     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047552]
Cryptachaea paquisha Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015: 32, f. 2k (Df).
Cryptachaea parana (Levi, 1963) | m f | Brazil, Paraguay     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006838]
Achaearanea parana Levi, 1963b: 213, f. 42 (Dm).
Cryptachaea parana Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tm from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea parana Santanna et al., 2019: 276, f. 5-6, 11-12 (Df).
Cryptachaea passiva (Keyserling, 1891) | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006839]
Theridion passivum Keyserling, 1891: 195, pl. 7, f. 141 (Df).
Achaearanea passiva Levi, 1963b: 207, f. 26-28 (Tf from Theridion, Dm).
Cryptachaea passiva Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea pilar Santanna & Rodrigues, 2019 | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051323]
Cryptachaea pilar Santanna & Rodrigues, in Santanna et al., 2019: 273, f. 1-4, 9-10, 20-25 (Dmf).
Cryptachaea pilaton (Levi, 1963) | f | Ecuador     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006840]
Achaearanea pilaton Levi, 1963b: 225, f. 84-85 (Df).
Cryptachaea pilaton Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea pinguis (Keyserling, 1886) | m f | Brazil, Uruguay     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006841]
Theridion pingue Keyserling, 1886b: 235, pl. 20, f. 290 (Dmf).
Achaearanea pingue Levi, 1963b: 228, f. 93-94 (Tmf from Theridion).
Achaearanea pinguis Levi, 1967b: 22.
Cryptachaea pinguis Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea porteri (Banks, 1896) * | m f | USA to Panama, Caribbean     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006843]
Theridion porteri Banks, 1896d: 203 (D).
Theridion portoricense Petrunkevitch, 1930a: 197, f. 42-43 (Df).
Theridion redemptum Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936b: 13, f. 14-15 (Dmf).
Theridion catapetraeum Gertsch & Archer, 1942: 10, f. 7 (Df).
Theridion (Cryptachaea) catapetraeum Archer, 1946: 36.
Cryptachaea porteri Archer, 1950: 15 (T from Theridion).
Achaearanea porteri Levi, 1955a: 30, f. 71-75, 80-82 (mf, T from Cryptachaea, S of Cryptachaea catapetraeum and Theridion redemptum).
Achaearanea porteri Levi, 1959b: 61 (S of Theridion portoricense).
Achaearanea porteri Levi, 1961: 5, f. 7 (m).
Achaearanea porteri Kaston, 1977: 17, f. 11 (m).
Achaearanea porteri Brignoli, 1979c: 437, f. 10 (f).
Cryptachaea projectivulva (Yoshida, 2001) | f | Japan     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037510]
Achaearanea projectivulva Yoshida, 2001a: 13, f. 9-12 (Df).
Achaearanea projectivulva Yoshida, 2003a: 115, f. 297-300 (f).
Cryptachaea projectivulva Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea projectivulva Yoshida, 2009b: 382, f. 262-263 (f).
Cryptachaea projectivulva Suzuki et al., 2023: 43, f. 4A-D (f).
Cryptachaea propinqua Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015 | f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047549]
Cryptachaea propinqua Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015: 31, f. 2d-f (Df).
Cryptachaea pura (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894) | m f | Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006845]
Theridion purum O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894a: 131, pl. 17, f. 6 (Df).
Steatoda pura F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902a: 383, pl. 36, f. 10 (f).
Achaearanea pura Levi, 1959b: 73, f. 42-44 (Tf from Theridion, Dm).
Cryptachaea pura Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea pusillana (Roewer, 1942) | m | French Guiana     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006846]
Theridion pusillum Keyserling, 1884a: 87, pl. 4, f. 55 (Df; preoccupied by Wider, 1834).
Theridion pussilanum Roewer, 1942a: 497 (replacement name with typographical error).
Theridion pusillanum Roewer, 1942a: 1039 (correction of typographical error).
Achaearanea pussilana Levi, 1963b: 230, f. 111 (Tm from Theridion).
Cryptachaea pusillana Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tm from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea pydanieli (Buckup & Marques, 1991) | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006847]
Achaearanea pydanieli Buckup & Marques, 1991: 85, f. 10-14 (Dmf).
Cryptachaea pydanieli Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea rapa (Levi, 1963) | m f | Paraguay     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006850]
Achaearanea rapa Levi, 1963b: 229, f. 103-106 (Dmf).
Cryptachaea rapa Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea rioensis (Levi, 1963) | m f | Brazil, Argentina     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006851]
Achaearanea rioensis Levi, 1963b: 209, f. 36-38 (Dmf).
Cryptachaea rioensis Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea riparia (Blackwall, 1834) | m f | Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), China, Korea, Japan     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006852]
Theridion riparium Blackwall, 1834a: 51 (Df).
Theridion riparium Blackwall, 1834b: 354 (f).
Theridion saxatile C. L. Koch, 1835: 131, pl. 7-8 (Dmf).
Theridion saxatile C. L. Koch, 1838: 116, f. 324-325 (Dmf).
Ero saxatilis C. L. Koch, 1850: 16.
Theridion riparium Blackwall, 1864a: 182, pl. 12, f. 115 (mf).
Steatoda saxatilis Menge, 1868: 153, pl. 29, f. 64 (mf).
Theridion riparium Thorell, 1870a: 82.
Theridion liotheum Bremi-Wolff, in Pavesi, 1884b: 127 (nomen nudum).
Theridion riparium Chyzer & Kulczyński, 1894: 35, pl. 1, f. 36 (mf).
Theridion riparium Becker, 1896: (2): 93, pl. 20, f. 2 (mf).
Theridion riparium Bösenberg, 1902: 102, pl. 9, f. 125 (mf).
Theridion saxatile Simon, 1914: 261, 297, f. 520-521 (mf).
Theridion saxatile Wiehle, 1937: 160, f. 101-106 (mf).
Cryptachaea saxatilis Archer, 1950: 15 (Tmf from Theridion).
Theridion saxatile Locket & Millidge, 1953: 63, f. 43C, E (mf).
Theridium riparium Tystshenko, 1971: 150, f. 405 (m, S).
Achaearanea riparia Miller, 1971: 192, pl. XXXIV, f. 10-11 (mf).
Achaearanea riparia Locket, Millidge & Merrett, 1974: 51.
Achaearanea saxatilis Palmgren, 1974b: 30, f. 7.12-15 (mf).
Achaearanea riparia Roberts, 1985: 182, f. 80e (mf).
Achaearanea riparia Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 280, f. 755 (mf).
Achaearanea riparia Gao, Guan & Zhu, 1993: 75, f. 11-15 (mf).
Achaearanea riparia Roberts, 1995: 278, f. (mf).
Achaearanea riparia Zhu, 1998: 101, f. 60A-E (mf).
Achaearanea riparia Roberts, 1998: 292, f. (mf).
Achaearanea riparia Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 91, f. 41E-F, K-L (mf).
Achaearanea riparia Yoshida, 2000b: 139, f. 1-3 (mf).
Achaearanea riparia Song, Zhu & Chen, 2001: 93, f. 43A-E (mf).
Achaearanea riparia Yoshida, 2003a: 101, f. 247-249 (mf).
Achaearanea riparia Almquist, 2006: 52, f. 79a-e (mf).
Achaearanea riparia Agnarsson, Coddington & Knoflach, 2007: 371, f. 125-129 (m).
Cryptachaea riparia Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea riparia Yoshida, 2009b: 382, f. 260-261 (mf).
Cryptachaea riparia Seo, 2010a: 173, f. 7-10 (m).
Achaearanea riparia Le Peru, 2011: 433, f. 651 (mf).
Achaearanea riparia Zhu & Zhang, 2011: 74, f. 38A-E (mf).
Cryptachaea riparia Jansen, 2014: 36, f. 1 (m).
Parasteatoda riparia Breitling, 2019b: 25.
Parasteatoda riparia Breitling, 2021a: 28.
Cryptachaea riparia Zhang, Peng & Zhang, 2022: 32, f. 14A-G (mf).
Cryptachaea rostra (Zhu & Zhang, 1992) | m f | China     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006853]
Achaearanea rostra Zhu & Zhang, 1992: 21, f. 1A-F (Dmf).
Achaearanea rostra Zhu, 1998: 108, f. 65A-E (mf).
Achaearanea rostra Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 91, f. 42A-B, K-L (mf).
Cryptachaea rostra Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea rostrata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896) | m f | Mexico to Venezuela     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006854]
Theridion rostratum O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896a: 204, pl. 24, f. 10 (Df).
Steatoda rostrata F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902a: 384.
Tidarren rostratum Caporiacco, 1955: 336, f. 26a-c (Tf from Theridion, Dm).
Achaearanea rostrata Levi, 1959b: 79, f. 64-66 (Tmf from Tidarren).
Cryptachaea rostrata Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea rupicola (Emerton, 1882) | m f | USA, Canada     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006855]
Theridion rupicola Emerton, 1882: 14, pl. 2, f. 2 (Dmf).
Theridion rupicola Kulczyński, 1899: 368, pl. 7, f. 36 (m).
Theridion rupicola Emerton, 1902: 113, f. 261 (f).
Theridion rupicola Kaston, 1948: 109, f. 129-130 (m).
Cryptachaea rupicola Archer, 1950: 15 (Tmf from Theridion).
Achaearanea rupicola Levi, 1955a: 21, f. 47-52, 56 (mf).
Achaearanea rupicola Levi & Levi, 1962: 43, f. 78-79 (m).
Achaearanea rupicola Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 213, f. 2379-2380 (mf).
Cryptachaea rupicola Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea schneirlai (Levi, 1959) | m f | Panama, Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006856]
Achaearanea schneirlai Levi, 1959b: 67, f. 26 (Dm).
Cryptachaea schneirlai Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tm from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea schneirlai Santanna et al., 2019: 278, f. 7-8, 13-14 (Df).
Cryptachaea schraderorum (Levi, 1959) | m f | Costa Rica     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006857]
Achaearanea schraderorum Levi, 1959b: 68, f. 24-25 (Df).
Cryptachaea schraderorum Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea serenoae (Gertsch & Archer, 1942) | m f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006861]
Theridion serenoae Gertsch & Archer, 1942: 10, f. 27-28 (Dmf).
Cryptachaea serenoae Archer, 1950: 15 (Tmf from Theridion).
Achaearanea serenoae Levi, 1955a: 28, f. 76-79 (mf).
Cryptachaea serenoae Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea sicki (Levi, 1963) | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006862]
Achaearanea sicki Levi, 1963b: 218, f. 48, 70-71 (Dmf).
Cryptachaea sicki Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea spectabilis Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015 | m | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047545]
Cryptachaea spectabilis Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015: 28, f. 1e (Dm).
Cryptachaea taeniata (Keyserling, 1884) | m f | Guatemala to Peru     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006869]
Theridion taeniatum Keyserling, 1884a: 12, pl. 1, f. 2 (Dmf).
Steatoda taeniata F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902a: 382, pl. 36, f. 3-4 (mf).
Theridion salvadorense Kraus, 1955b: 17, f. 34-36 (Df).
Achaearanea salvadorense Levi, 1959b: 61 (Tf from Theridion).
Achaearanea taeniata Levi, 1959b: 72, f. 39-41 (Tmf from Theridion).
Achaearanea taeniata Levi, 1963b: 210 (S).
Cryptachaea taeniata Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea taim (Buckup & Marques, 2006) | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039763]
Achaearanea taim Buckup & Marques, in Buckup, Marques & Ott, 2006: 63, f. 7-10 (Dmf).
Cryptachaea taim Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2010: 347 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea tambopata Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015 | m | Peru     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047551]
Cryptachaea tambopata Rodrigues & Poeta, 2015: 31, f. 2j (Dm).
Cryptachaea tovarensis (Levi, 1963) | m | Venezuela     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006874]
Achaearanea tovarensis Levi, 1963b: 211, f. 29 (Dm).
Cryptachaea tovarensis Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tm from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea triguttata (Keyserling, 1891) | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006878]
Theridion triguttatum Keyserling, 1891: 190, pl. 6, f. 136 (Df).
Theridion triguttatum Levi, 1963c: 542, f. 76-77 (f).
Achaearanea triguttata Buckup & Marques, 1996: 46, f. 1-2, 9 (Tf from Theridion, Dm).
Cryptachaea triguttata Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2010: 347 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea trinidensis (Levi, 1959) | m f | Trinidad, Peru     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006879]
Achaearanea trinidensis Levi, 1959b: 68, f. 29-31 (Dmf).
Cryptachaea trinidensis Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea uncina Gao & Li, 2014 | m f | China     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046684]
Cryptachaea uncina Gao & Li, 2014: 33, f. 26A-D, 27A-C, 28A-E, 29A-D (Dmf).
Cryptachaea veruculata (Urquhart, 1886) | m f | Australia, New Zealand. Introduced to Europe     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006884]
Theridion veruculatum Urquhart, 1886: 188, pl. 7, f. 1 (Dmf).
Theridion calyciferum Urquhart, 1886: 192, pl. 7, f. 4 (Df).
Theridion nigrofolium Urquhart, 1888: 112, pl. 11, f. 3 (Df).
Theridion extrilidum Keyserling, 1890: 244, pl. 22, f. 3 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006784].
Achaearanea veruculata Merrett & Rowe, 1961: 89, f. 1-7 (Tmf from Theridion).
Achaearanea veruculata Dondale, 1966: 1158, f. 1A-F (mf).
Achaearanea veruculata Locket, Millidge & Merrett, 1974: 53, f. 30, 31A-D (mf).
Achaearanea extrilidum Gray, 1974: 52 (Tf from Theridion).
Achaearanea veruculata Roberts, 1985: 182, f. 81c (mf).
Achaearanea veruculata Roberts, 1995: 279, f. (mf).
Achaearanea veruculata Roberts, 1998: 293, f. (mf).
Cryptachaea veruculata Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea veruculata Paquin, Vink & Dupérré, 2010: 62, f. 34.7-8 (mf).
Achaearanea veruculata Le Peru, 2011: 434, f. 655 (mf).
Cryptachaea veruculata Smith et al., 2012: 50, f. 17 (m, S).
Cryptachaea vivida (Keyserling, 1891) | f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006886]
Theridion vividum Keyserling, 1891: 193, pl. 7, f. 139 (Df).
Achaearanea vivida Levi, 1963b: 206, f. 22-23 (Tf from Theridion).
Cryptachaea vivida Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tf from Achaearanea).
Cryptachaea zonensis (Levi, 1959) | m f | Panama to Peru, Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006888]
Achaearanea zonensis Levi, 1959b: 69, f. 32-34 (Dmf).
Cryptachaea zonensis Yoshida, 2008: 39 (Tmf from Achaearanea).
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