Cryptachaea veruculata

Cryptachaea veruculata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Theridiidae
Genus:	Cryptachaea
Species:	C. veruculata
Binomial name
Cryptachaea veruculata (Urquhart, 1885)
Synonyms
Theridion veruculatum Theridion nigrofolium Achaearanea veruculatum

Cryptachaea veruculata is a spider native to Australia and New Zealand. It has been introduced into England and Belgium.^[1][2] The species has potential to control spider mites and leafroller caterpillars in New Zealand.^[2]

Females reach a body size of about 4 mm, males only about 1.5 mm. They sometimes build small webs in flowers and green vegetation, but will also build webs in corners of the outer walls of buildings.^{[citation needed]}

This species was moved from genus Achaearanea in 2008.^[1]

Common names include Diamond Comb-footed Spider. In New Zealand, it is also known as just "cobweb spider".^{[citation needed]}

• Yeates, G.W. & Williams, P.A. (2006): Export of Plant and Animal Species from an Insular Biota. in: Biological Invasions in New Zealand. ISBN 978-3-540-30022-9 — doi:10.1007/3-540-30023-6
• Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.

• Yoshida, Hajime (2008): A revision of the genus Achaearanea (Araneae: Theridiidae). Acta Arachnologica 57(1): 37-40. PDF^{[permanent dead link‍]}

• Find-a-spider Guide: Photographs of C. veruculata
• Brisbane Insects: Pictures of C. veruculata