Cyrtauchenius is a genus of wafer trapdoor spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the Cyrtaucheniidae in 1985.
Species it contains fourteen species, almost all from Algeria: Cyrtauchenius artifex (Simon, 1889) – Algeria Cyrtauchenius bedeli Simon, 1881 – Algeria Cyrtauchenius bicolor (Simon, 1889) – Algeria Cyrtauchenius castaneiceps (Simon, 1889) – Algeria Cyrtauchenius dayensis Simon, 1881 – Algeria Cyrtauchenius inops (Simon, 1889) – Algeria Cyrtauchenius latastei Simon, 1881 – Algeria Cyrtauchenius longipalpus (Denis, 1945) – Algeria Cyrtauchenius luridus Simon, 1881 – Algeria Cyrtauchenius maculatus (Simon, 1889) – Algeria Cyrtauchenius structor (Simon, 1889) – Algeria Cyrtauchenius talpa Simon, 1891 – USA Cyrtauchenius terricola (Lucas, 1846) (type) – Algeria Cyrtauchenius vittatus Simon, 1881 – Algeria
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