Cyrtophora
Encyclopedia
The Tent-web spiders although technically orb-web spiders (family Araneidae), do not build orb webs. 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 10 mm.
Some members (e.g. Cyrtophora cicatrosa) exhibit the ability to change colour rapidly.
Some members (e.g. Cyrtophora cicatrosa) exhibit the ability to change colour rapidly.
Species
- Cyrtophora acrobalia (Thorell, 1895) — Myanmar
- Cyrtophora admiralia Strand, 1913 — Admiralty Islands
- 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 citricolaCyrtophora citricolaCyrtophora citricola, also known as the Tropica Tent-Web Spider, is an araneid spider that occurs in the warmer parts of Europe, Asia and Africa, but also Australia, Costa Rica, Hispaniola and Colombia...
(Forsskål, 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 Islands
- 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 exanthematicaCyrtophora exanthematicaCyrtophora exanthematica are tent spiders common in tropical Asia and Australia. They are commonly known as double-tailed tent spiders because of the pair of blunt projections at the end of their abdomens. They are harmless to humans....
(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 Islands, Bismarck Arch.
- Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857) — India to Japan, Australia
- Cyrtophora moluccensis albidinota Strand, 1911 — Caroline Islands, Palau, Yap
- Cyrtophora moluccensis bukae Strand, 1911 — Solomon Islands
- Cyrtophora moluccensis cupidinea Thorell, 1875 — New Caledonia
- Cyrtophora moluccensis margaritacea (Doleschall, 1859) — Java
- Cyrtophora moluccensis rubicundinota Strand, 1911 — Keule Islands, near New Guinea
- Cyrtophora monulfi Chrysanthus, 1960 — New Guinea
- Cyrtophora nareshi Biswas & Raychaudhuri, 2004 — Bangladesh
- Cyrtophora parangexanthematicaCyrtophora parangexanthematicaCyrtophora parangexanthematica is a species of tent spider found in the Philippines. Its scientific name comes from its close resemblance to double-tailed tent spiders. It was described from a single female specimen collected in 1995.-Taxonomy:...
Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 — Philippines - Cyrtophora parnasia L. Koch, 1872 — Australia, Tasmania
- Cyrtophora petersi Karsch, 1878 — Mozambique
- Cyrtophora subacalypha (Simon, 1882) — Aden
- Cyrtophora unicolor (Doleschall, 1857) — Sri Lanka to Philippines, Australia