Cryptachaea rupicola (Emerton, 1882)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Araneae |
| Family | Theridiidae |
| Genus | Cryptachaea |
| Species | Cryptachaea rupicola (Emerton, 1882) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from four counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Illinois
Counties
- Alabama
- Jackson, Madison, Marshall
- Illinois
- Monroe
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
- Canada
- NU
Subnational ranks
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- Ontario
- SU Unrankable
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
Ranks looked up 2 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
References
- Archer, A.F. 1946. The Theridiidae or comb-footed spiders of Alabama. Paper of the Alabama Museum of Natural History 22: 1–67.
- Godwin, J.C. 2008. Biological inventory of the cave and karst systems of The Nature Conservancy's Sharp-Bingham Mountain Preserve. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn, Alabama, USA. 40 pp.
- Peck, S.B. 1989. The cave fauna of Alabama. Part I. The terrestrial invertebrates (excluding insects). National Speleological Society Bulletin 51: 11–33.
- Webb, D.W., Taylor, S.J. & Krejca, J.K. 1993. The biological resources of Illinois caves and other subterranean environments. Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA. 143 pp.
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.
How to cite this account
Cryptachaea rupicola (Emerton, 1882). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1638. https://cavebiology.org/species/cryptachaea-rupicola/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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