Cicynethus

For the island in Greece of this name, see Cicynethus (island).

Cicynethus is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1910 by Eugène Simon.^[2] As of 2024^[update], it contains 7 species.^[1]

Cicynethus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Zodariidae
Genus:	Cicynethus Simon[1]
Type species
Cicynethus acanthopus
Species
7, see text

Species

Cicynethus comprises 7 species:

• C. acanthopus Simon, 1910 (type) — Namibia
• C. acer Jocqué & Henrard, 2018 — Mozambique, South Africa
• C. decoratus (Lawrence, 1952) — South Africa
• C. floriumfontis Jocqué, 1991 — South Africa
• C. mossambicus Jocqué & Henrard, 2018 — Mozambique
• C. peringueyi (Simon, 1893) — South Africa
• C. subtropicalis (Lawrence, 1952) — South Africa