Platycryptus

Platycryptus is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae. Platycryptus spiders have been sighted 114 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Platycryptus includes 2 countries and 32 states in the United States. Platycryptus is most often sighted indoors, and during the month of May.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Platycryptus

Author

David E. Hill, 1979

Sightings Overview

There have been 114 confirmed sightings of Platycryptus, with the most recent sighting submitted on December 5, 2025 by Spider ID member kiranixa. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 114 sightings because of certain Platycryptus sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 4% of the time, Platycryptus spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 114)
Sex: 5 female and 3 male.
Environment: Platycryptus has been sighted 49 times outdoors, and 66 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (44). Low foliage (2). High foliage (1). Ground layer (1). Forest (1).

Location and Range

Platycryptus has been sighted in the following countries: Canada, United States.

Platycryptus has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia.