NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cyrtophora citricola (Forsskål, 1775)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cyrtophora citricola (Forsskål, 1775)
- Name authority
- (Forsskål, 1775)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Araneidae
- Genus
- Cyrtophora
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumChelicerata
- classArachnida
- orderAraneae
- familyAraneidae Clerck, 1757
- genusCyrtophora Simon, 1864
- speciesCyrtophora citricola (Forsskål, 1775)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cyrtophora. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cyrtophora caudata Bösenberg & Lenz, 1895 | AraneidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyrtophora cordiformis (L. Koch, 1871) | AraneidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyrtophora doriae (Thorell, 1881) | AraneidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyrtophora exanthematica (Doleschall, 1859) | AraneidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyrtophora feae (Thorell, 1887) | AraneidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyrtophora forbesi (Thorell, 1890) | AraneidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyrtophora gazellae (Karsch, 1878) | AraneidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyrtophora gemmosa Thorell, 1899 | AraneidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyrtophora hainanensis Yin, Wang, Xie & Peng, 1990 | AraneidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyrtophora ikomosanensis (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) | AraneidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyrtophora jabalpurensis Gajbe & Gajbe, 1999 | AraneidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyrtophora ksudra Sherriffs, 1928 | AraneidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cyrtophora citricola abessinensis Strand, 1906 Strand, 1906 | synonym |
| Cyrtophora opuntiae (Dufour, 1820) (Dufour, 1820) | synonym |
| Cyrtophora cactiopuntiae (Lucas, 1838) (Lucas, 1838) | synonym |
| Cyrtophora emarginata (Lucas, 1858) (Lucas, 1858) | synonym |
| Cyrtophora sculptilis L. Koch, 1872 L. Koch, 1872 | synonym |
| Cyrtophora dorsuosa (Blackwall, 1866) (Blackwall, 1866) | synonym |
| Cyrtophora purpurea (Vinson, 1863) (Vinson, 1863) | synonym |
| Cyrtophora cajetana (Costa, 1882) (Costa, 1882) | synonym |
| Cyrtophora flava (Vinson, 1863) (Vinson, 1863) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Australia (Western Australia)
Canary Is.
Italy (Sardinia)
Gabon
Ethiopia
Reunion, Mauritius
South-east equatorial Africa (region)
Reunion
Spain, Italy (Sicily), Canary Is., Algeria, Madagascar, Reunion, Mauritius
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Forsskål, P. (1775). Descriptiones animalium avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, vermium; quae in itinere orientali observavit Petrus Forskål [sic]. Möller, Hauniae [= Copenhagen], pp. 85-86. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:33N6F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.