Platycryptus

Platycryptus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by D. E. Hill in 1979.^[2] The name comes from the Greek platy meaning flat and crypt meaning hidden, as these spiders are squat and will frequently hide in crevices.^[2] They have hairy bodies with a cryptic gray and brown color pattern. They live on or under the bark of trees, and can be found on man-made wooden structures.^[3]

Platycryptus
Platycryptus undatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Platycryptus Hill, 1979[1]
Type species
P. undatus (De Geer, 1778)
Species
4, see text

Species

As of August 2019^[update] it contains four species, found only in North America, Central America, and Brazil:^[1]

• Platycryptus arizonensis (Barnes, 1958) – USA
• Platycryptus californicus (Peckham & Peckham, 1888) – North, Central America
• Platycryptus magnus (Peckham & Peckham, 1894) – Mexico to Brazil
• Platycryptus undatus (De Geer, 1778) (type) – North America