Cicurina, also called the cave meshweaver, is a genus in the spider family Cicurinidae. It was first described by Anton Menge in 1871. The name is from the Latin root "cucur-", meaning "to tame".

Originally placed with the funnel weavers, it was moved to the Dictynidae in 1967, then to the Hahniidae in 2017. In 2023, it was moved to the Cicurinidae.

Body size varies widely among the species. Among the smallest is C. minorata, growing less than long. The larger species include C. ludoviciana, some of which have grown to over long.

Distribution Spiders in this genus are found in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Species , this genus includes 158 species.

These species have articles on Wikipedia:

Cicurina arcuata Keyserling, 1887 – Canada, United States Cicurina baronia Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina brevis (Emerton, 1890) – Canada, United States Cicurina bryantae Exline, 1936 – United States Cicurina cicur (Fabricius, 1793) – Europe to Central Asia (type species) Cicurina intermedia Chamberlin & Ivie, 1933 – Canada, United States Cicurina itasca Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – Canada, United States Cicurina japonica (Simon, 1886) – Korea, Japan. Introduced to Europe Cicurina madla Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina pallida Keyserling, 1887 – Canada, United States Cicurina pusilla (Simon, 1886) – Alaska, United States Cicurina robusta Simon, 1886 – Canada, United States Cicurina simplex Simon, 1886 – Alaska, Canada, United States Cicurina tersa Simon, 1886 – Canada, United States Cicurina vespera Gertsch, 1992 – United States

Cicurina aenigma Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina alpicora Barrows, 1945 – United States Cicurina anhuiensis Chen, 1986 – China Cicurina arcata Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United States Cicurina arcuata Keyserling, 1887 – Canada, United States Cicurina arizona Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United States Cicurina arkansa Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina armadillo Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina atomaria Simon, 1898 – United States Cicurina auster Okumura & Ono, 2025 – Japan Cicurina avicularia Li, 2017 – China Cicurina bandera Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina bandida Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina baronia Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina barri Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina bifurca Liao & Xu, 2022 – China Cicurina blanco Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina breviaria Bishop & Crosby, 1926 – United States Cicurina brevis (Emerton, 1890) – Canada, United States Cicurina browni Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina brunsi Cokendolpher, 2004 – United States Cicurina bryantae Exline, 1936 – United States Cicurina bullis Cokendolpher, 2004 – United States Cicurina buwata Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United States Cicurina caliga Cokendolpher & Reddell, 2001 – United States Cicurina calyciforma Wang & Xu, 1989 – China Cicurina cavealis Bishop & Crosby, 1926 – United States Cicurina caverna Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina chengkou Wang, Mu, Yang & Zhang, 2024 – China Cicurina cicur (Fabricius, 1793) – Europe to Central Asia (type species) Cicurina coahuila Gertsch, 1971 – Mexico Cicurina colorada Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United States Cicurina coryelli Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina dabashan Wang, Mu, Yang & Zhang, 2024 – China Cicurina damaoensis Li, 2017 – China Cicurina davisi Exline, 1936 – United States Cicurina daweishanensis Wang, Zhou & Peng, 2019 – China Cicurina delrio Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina deserticola Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United States Cicurina dong Li, 2017 – China Cicurina dorothea Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina eburnata Wang, 1994 – China Cicurina ezelli Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina gertschi Exline, 1936 – United States Cicurina gruta Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina guanshan Wang & Zhang, 2025 – China Cicurina harrietae Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina hexops Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United States Cicurina holsingeri Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina hoodensis Cokendolpher & Reddell, 2001 – United States Cicurina hoshinonoana Shimojana & Ono, 2017 – Japan Cicurina idahoana Chamberlin, 1919 – Canada, United States Cicurina intermedia Chamberlin & Ivie, 1933 – Canada, United States Cicurina itasca Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – Canada, United States Cicurina iviei Gertsch, 1971 – Mexico Cicurina japonica (Simon, 1886) – Korea, Japan. Introduced to Europe Cicurina jiangyongensis Peng, Gong & Kim, 1996 – China Cicurina jinyun Chen, Wang, Z.-S. Zhang & F. Zhang, 2025 – China Cicurina jonesi Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United States Cicurina joya Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina kailiensis Li, 2017 – China Cicurina kekei Wang, Zhou & Peng, 2019 – China Cicurina kimyongkii Paik, 1970 – Korea Cicurina leona Gertsch, 1992 – Mexico Cicurina lichuanensis Wang, Zhou & Peng, 2019 – China Cicurina linkouzi Wang & Zhang, 2025 – China Cicurina longihamata Wang, Mu, Yang & Zhang, 2024 – China Cicurina ludoviciana Simon, 1898 – United States Cicurina machete Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina maculifera Yaginuma, 1979 – Japan Cicurina maculipes Saito, 1934 – Japan Cicurina madla Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina majiangensis Li, 2017 – China Cicurina marmorea Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina maya Gertsch, 1977 – Mexico Cicurina mckenziei Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina medina Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina menardia Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina microps Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United States Cicurina mina Gertsch, 1971 – Mexico Cicurina miniae Lin & Li, 2023 – Vietnam Cicurina minima Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – Canada, United States Cicurina minnesota Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – Canada, United States Cicurina minorata (Gertsch & Davis, 1936) – United States Cicurina minuta Wang & Zhang, 2025 – China Cicurina mirifica Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina mixmaster Cokendolpher & Reddell, 2001 – United States Cicurina modesta Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina neovespera Cokendolpher, 2004 – United States Cicurina nervifera Yin, 2012 – China Cicurina nevadensis Simon, 1886 – United States Cicurina obscura Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina oklahoma Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina orellia Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina pablo Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina pacifica Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United States Cicurina pagosa Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United States Cicurina pallida Keyserling, 1887 – Canada, United States Cicurina pampa Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United States Cicurina paphlagoniae Brignoli, 1978 – Turkey Cicurina parallela Li, 2017 – China Cicurina parma Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United States Cicurina pastura Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina patei Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina peckhami (Simon, 1898) – Canada, United States Cicurina phaselus Paik, 1970 – Korea Cicurina placida Banks, 1892 – Canada, United States Cicurina platypus Cokendolpher, 2004 – United States Cicurina porteri Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina puentecilla Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina pusilla (Simon, 1886) – Alaska, United States Cicurina rainesi Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina reclusa Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina riogrande Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940 – United States Cicurina robusta Simon, 1886 – Canada, United States Cicurina rosae Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina rudimentops Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United States Cicurina russelli Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina sansaba Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina secreta Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina selecta Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina serena Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina shasta Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United States Cicurina sheari Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina shuangyang Wang & Zhang, 2025 – China Cicurina sierra Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United States Cicurina simplex Simon, 1886 – Alaska, Canada, United States Cicurina sintonia Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina spiralis Liao & Xu, 2022 – China Cicurina sprousei Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina stowersi Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina suttoni Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina tacoma Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United States Cicurina tersa Simon, 1886 – Canada, United States Cicurina tetragongylodes Liao & Xu, 2022 – China Cicurina texana (Gertsch, 1935) – United States Cicurina tianmuensis Song & Kim, 1991 – China Cicurina tortuba Chamberlin & Ivie, 1940 – United States Cicurina travisae Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina troglobia Cokendolpher, 2004 – United States Cicurina troglodytes Yaginuma, 1972 – Japan Cicurina ubicki Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina utahana Chamberlin, 1919 – United States Cicurina uvalde Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina varians Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940 – Canada, United States Cicurina venefica Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina vespera Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina vibora Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina watersi Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina wiltoni Gertsch, 1992 – United States Cicurina wusanani Li, 2017 – China Cicurina wuxi Wang & Zhang, 2025 – China Cicurina yangi Wang & Zhang, 2025 – China Cicurina yinhe Chen, Wang, Z.-S. Zhang & F. Zhang, 2025 – China Cicurina yintiaoling Wang & Zhang, 2025 – China Cicurina yuelushanensis Wang, Zhou & Peng, 2019 – China Cicurina zhangfui Chen, Wang, Z.-S. Zhang & F. Zhang, 2025 – China Cicurina zhazuweii Li, 2017 – China

References

External links

Cicurina at BugGuide