Cyrioctea

Cyrioctea is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae, first described in 1889 by Eugène Simon.^[2] It contains fourteen species, found in Africa, South America, and Australia.^[1]

Cyrioctea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Zodariidae
Genus:	Cyrioctea Simon, 1889[1]
Type species
Cyrioctea spinifera
Species
14, see text

Distribution

The genus has a Gondwanan distribution, with species found in South America, Africa and Australia, indicating the genus emerged before Gondwana split up.

Species

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

• Cyrioctea aschaensis Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1942 – Argentina
• Cyrioctea calderoni Platnick, 1986 – Chile
• Cyrioctea cruz Platnick, 1986 – Chile
• Cyrioctea griswoldorum Platnick & Jocqué, 1992 – Namibia
• Cyrioctea hirsuta Platnick & Griffin, 1988 – Namibia
• Cyrioctea islachanaral Grismado & Pizarro-Araya, 2016 – Chile
• Cyrioctea lotzi Jocqué, 2013 – South Africa
• Cyrioctea marken Platnick & Jocqué, 1992 – South Africa
• Cyrioctea mauryi Platnick, 1986 – Chile
• Cyrioctea namibensis Platnick & Griffin, 1988 – Namibia
• Cyrioctea raveni Platnick & Griffin, 1988 – Australia (Queensland)
• Cyrioctea sawadee Jocqué, 2013 – South Africa
• Cyrioctea spinifer (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile (type species)
• Cyrioctea whartoni Platnick & Griffin, 1988 – Namibia