Cicynethus

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

Cicynethus is a genus of southern African spiders in the family Zodariidae with seven species.^[1] It was first described in 1910 by Eugène Simon, including his earlier described species C. peringueyi.^[2]

Cicynethus
C. decoratus
female C. subtropicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Zodariidae
Genus:	Cicynethus Simon, 1910[1]
Type species
Cicynethus acanthopus
Species
7, see text

Distribution

All species are endemic to Southern Africa, with four only found in South Africa.^[1]

Species

As of September 2025^[update], this genus includes seven species:^[1]

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