Cryptocellus is an arachnid genus in the order Ricinulei, first described by John Westwood in 1874. It is native to the Neotropics.[2]

Cryptocellus
Cryptocellus goodnighti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Ricinulei
Family: Ricinoididae
Genus: Cryptocellus
Westwood, 1874
Type species
Cryptocellus foedus
Westwood, 1874
Species

45, see text

Synonyms
  • Heteroricinoides Dumitresco & Juvara-balş, 1977[1]

Species

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As of October 2022 it contains forty-five species:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Platnick, Norman; Shadab, Mohammad (1977). "On Amazonian Cryptocellus (Arachnida, Ricinulei)". American Museum Novitates (2633): 1–17.
  2. ^ Westwood, John (1874). Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  3. ^ "Genus: Cryptocellus Westwood, 1874". World Ricinulei Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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