Cristatus
| Cristatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Subfamily: | Erigoninae |
| Genus: | Cristatus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022[1] |
| Type species | |
| C. makuensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 | |
| Species | |
|
2, see text | |
Cristatus is a genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]All described species are endemic to China.[2] C. anfractus has only been found in Longyang County, C. makuensis in Gongshan County, both in Yunnan Province at elevations above 2,000 m.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The genus is named Latin cristatus "tufted" for the tuft of hairs on the distal arm of the paracymbium in the male palp.[1]
C. anfractus is from Latin anfractus "winding", indicating the curved dorsal tibial apophysis in the male palp. C. makuensis is named after the type locality, Maku (马库; Mǎ kù) in Dulongjiang Township.[1]
Species
[edit]As of October 2025[update], this genus includes two species:[2]
- Cristatus anfractus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 – China
- Cristatus makuensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 – China (type species)
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Irfan, M.; Zhang, Z. S.; Peng, X. J. (2022). "Survey of Linyphiidae (Arachnida: Araneae) spiders from Yunnan, China". Megataxa. 8: 1–292. doi:10.11646/megataxa.8.1.1.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Cristatus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-31.