MythscribeMundus
THE NATURAL & IMAGINED WORLDAn illustrated compendium
NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD

Encyocrypta berlandi Raven & Churchill, 1991

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
Encyocrypta berlandi Raven & Churchill, 1991
Name authority
Raven & Churchill, 1991
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Family
Barychelidae
Genus
Encyocrypta
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumChelicerata
  5. classArachnida
  6. orderAraneae
  7. familyBarychelidae Simon, 1889
  8. genusEncyocrypta Simon, 1889
  9. speciesEncyocrypta berlandi Raven & Churchill, 1991

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Encyocrypta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Encyocrypta bouleti Raven, 1994BarychelidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Encyocrypta djiaouma Raven & Churchill, 1991BarychelidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Encyocrypta eneseff Raven & Churchill, 1991BarychelidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Encyocrypta gracilibulba Raven, 1994BarychelidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Encyocrypta heloiseae Raven, 1994BarychelidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Encyocrypta koghi Raven & Churchill, 1991BarychelidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Encyocrypta kone Raven & Churchill, 1991BarychelidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Encyocrypta kritscheri Raven & Churchill, 1991BarychelidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Encyocrypta lugubris Raven & Churchill, 1991BarychelidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Encyocrypta meleagris Simon, 1889BarychelidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Encyocrypta montdo Raven & Churchill, 1991BarychelidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Encyocrypta montmou Raven & Churchill, 1991BarychelidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 21 records assigned to Barychelidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

New Caledonia

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.

  1. Raven, R. J. & Churchill, T. B. (1991). A revision of the mygalomorph spider genus Encyocrypta Simon in New Caledonia (Araneae Barychelidae). In Chazeau, J. & S. Tillier (eds.), Zoologia Neocaledonica, Vol. 2. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris (A) 149: 31-86. 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:39PQD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.