World Spider Catalog

Genus: Cryptothele L. Koch, 1872 | Family: Zodariidae Thorell, 1881

Cryptothele cristata Simon, 1884

SPECIES | NOMEN DUBIUM

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026146

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Described: j

Distribution: Mexico (probably false locality)

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Type Repository Provide information

It is widely assumed that most of the type material from Simon can be found in the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris, France -

Taxonomic References

Cryptothele cristata Simon, 1884f: 302 (Dj) Original description

Cryptothele cristata Sherwood, 2024b: 202 (immature, unidentifiable, nomen dubium)

References

Sherwood, D. (2024b). Studies on spider nomenclature – I: miscellaneous notes on unrecognisable species, new synonyms, and untenable subspecies (Araneae: Araneomorphae). The Indochina Entomologist 1(23): 189-235. doi: 10.70590/ice.2024.01.23 -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1884f). Description d'une espèce nouvelle du genre Cryptothele L. Koch. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 28(C.R.): 301-302. -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2025-01-02	Taxon is nomen dubium	Sherwood, 2024b		Cryptothele cristata Simon, 1884 declared a nomen dubium
2025-01-02	New taxonomic reference entry	Sherwood, 2024b
2014-08-11	Species distribution update		Old value