Crypsidromus

Crypsidromus
Crypsidromus carinatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Theraphosidae
Genus:	Crypsidromus Ausserer, 1871
Type species
Crypsidromus isabellinus Ausserer, 1871
Species
8, see text
Synonyms [1]
ProshapalopusMello-Leitão, 1923

Crypsidromus is a genus of tarantulas. It was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. ^[2]

Species

As of January 2024 ^[update] it contains eight species: ^[1]

• Crypsidromus brevibulbus Valerio, 1980 — Costa Rica
• Crypsidromus carinatus Valerio, 1980 — Costa Rica
• Crypsidromus icecu Valerio, 1980 — Costa Rica
• Crypsidromus isabellinus Ausserer, 1871 (type) — Brazil
• Crypsidromus multicuspidatus (Mello-Leitão, 1929) — Brazil
• Crypsidromus nondescriptus (Mello-Leitão, 1926) — Brazil
• Crypsidromus puriscal Valerio, 1980 — Costa Rica
• Crypsidromus rubitarsus Valerio, 1980 — Costa Rica

References

1. "Gen. Crypsidromus Ausserer, 1871". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
2. Ausserer, A. (1871). "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Arachniden-Familie der Territelariae Thorell (Mygalidae Autor)". Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 21: 117–224.