Cryptachaea veruculata is a spider native to Australia and New Zealand. It has been introduced into England and Belgium.Platnick 2009Yeates & Williams 2006 The species has potential to control spider mites and leafroller caterpillars in New Zealand.
Description 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.
Taxonomy This species was moved from genus Achaearanea in 2008.
Name Common names include Diamond Comb-footed Spider. In New Zealand, it is also known as just "cobweb spider".
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References Yeates, G.W. & Williams, P.A. (2006): Export of Plant and Animal Species from an Insular Biota. in: Biological Invasions in New Zealand. — Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.
Further reading Yoshida, Hajime (2008): A revision of the genus Achaearanea (Araneae: Theridiidae). Acta Arachnologica 57(1): 37-40. PDF
External links Find-a-spider Guide: Photographs of C. veruculata Brisbane Insects: Pictures of C. veruculata