Cyrtophora

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Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Suborder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Araneidae
Genus:	Cyrtophora Simon, 1864

Diversity

38 species

Species

See text.

The Tent-web spiders (genus Cyrtophora) although it technically belongs to the orb-web spiders (family Araneidae), does not build an orb web. Their tent-like, highly complex non-sticky web is sometimes considered a precursor of the simplified orb-web. These webs are aligned horizontally, with a network of supporting threads above them. These spiders often live in colonies. Females have a body length of mostly about 10mm.

Cyrtophora acrobalia (Thorell, 1895) (Myanmar)
Cyrtophora admiralia Strand, 1913 (Admiralty Is.)
Cyrtophora beccarii (Thorell, 1878) (Malaysia to New Guinea)
Cyrtophora bicauda (Saito, 1933) (Taiwan)
Cyrtophora bidenta Tikader, 1970 (India)
Cyrtophora caudata Bösenberg & Lenz, 1895 (East Africa)
Cyrtophora cephalotes Simon, 1877 (Philippines)
Cyrtophora cicatrosa (Stoliczka, 1869) (Pakistan to New Guinea)
Cyrtophora citricola (Forskål, 1775) (Old World, Hispaniola, Colombia)
- Cyrtophora citricola abessinensis Strand, 1906 (Ethiopia)
- Cyrtophora citricola lurida Karsch, 1879 (West Africa)
- Cyrtophora citricola minahassae Merian, 1911 (Sulawesi)
Cyrtophora cordiformis (L. Koch, 1871) (New Guinea, Queensland, Lord Howe Is.)
Cyrtophora cylindroides (Walckenaer, 1842) (China to Australia)
- Cyrtophora cylindroides scalaris Strand, 1915 (New Britain)
Cyrtophora diazoma (Thorell, 1890) (Sumatra)
Cyrtophora doriae (Thorell, 1881) (New Guinea, Bismarck Arch.)
Cyrtophora eczematica (Thorell, 1892) (Malaysia, Java, Sulawesi, New Guinea)
Cyrtophora exanthematica (Doleschall, 1859) (Myanmar to Philippines, New Guinea)
Cyrtophora feai (Thorell, 1887) (India to Myanmar)
Cyrtophora forbesi (Thorell, 1890) (Sumatra)
Cyrtophora gemmosa Thorell, 1899 (Cameroon)
Cyrtophora guangxiensis Yin et al., 1990 (China)
Cyrtophora hainanensis Yin et al., 1990 (China)
Cyrtophora hirta L. Koch, 1872 (Queensland)
Cyrtophora jabalpurensis Gajbe & Gajbe, 1999 (India)
Cyrtophora koronadalensis Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 (Philippines)
Cyrtophora ksudra Sherriffs, 1928 (India)
Cyrtophora lacunaris Yin et al., 1990 (China)
Cyrtophora lahirii Biswas & Raychaudhuri, 2004 (Bangladesh)
Cyrtophora larinioides Simon, 1895 (Cameroon)
Cyrtophora leucopicta (Urquhart, 1890) (Fiji)
Cyrtophora limbata (Thorell, 1898) (Myanmar)
Cyrtophora lineata Kulczynski, 1910 (Solomon Is., Bismarck Arch.)
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857) (India to Japan, Australia)
- Cyrtophora moluccensis albidinota Strand, 1911 (Caroline Is., Palau, Yap)
- Cyrtophora moluccensis bukae Strand, 1911 (Solomon Is.)
- Cyrtophora moluccensis cupidinea Thorell, 1875 (New Caledonia)
- Cyrtophora moluccensis margaritacea (Doleschall, 1859) (Java)
- Cyrtophora moluccensis rubicundinota Strand, 1911 (Keule Is., near New Guinea)
Cyrtophora monulfi Chrysanthus, 1960 (New Guinea)
Cyrtophora nareshi Biswas & Raychaudhuri, 2004 (Bangladesh)
Cyrtophora parangexanthematica Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 (Philippines)
Cyrtophora parnasia L. Koch, 1872 (Australia, Tasmania)
Cyrtophora petersi Karsch, 1878 (Mozambique)
Cyrtophora subacalypha (Simon, 1882) (Yemen)
Cyrtophora unicolor (Doleschall, 1857) (Sri Lanka to Philippines, Australia)

[edit] References

Tso, I.M. & Severinghaus, L.L. (2000). Argyrodes fissifrons inhabiting webs of Cyrtophora hosts: Prey size distribution and population characteristics. Zoological Studies. 39:236–242. PDF
Álvares, É.S.S. & De Maria, M. (2004). First record of Cyrtophora citricola (Forskål) in Brazil (Araneae, Araneidae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 21(1):155-156 PDF DOI:10.1590/S0101-81752004000100026