First description of the male of Cryptothele verrucosa L. Koch, 1872 (Araneae), the type species of the genus

Abstract

The male of Cryptothele verrucosa L. Koch, 1872, the type species of Cryptothele L. Koch, 1872, known from Fiji and Samoa, is described for the first time. It is compared with the male of C. alluaudi Simon, 1893, the single properly described species of the genus. © Yuri M. Marusik, Mikhail M. Omelko.