title: First description of the male of Cryptothele verrucosa L. Koch, 1872 (Araneae), the type species of the genus.
abstract: The male of Cryptothele verrucosa L. Koch, 1872, the type species of Cryptothele L. Koch, 1872, known from Fiji and Samoa, is described for the first time. It is compared with the male of C. alluaudi Simon, 1893, the single properly described species of the genus.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biological Problems of the North, RAS, Portovaya Str. 18, Magadan 685000, Russia ; Zoological Museum, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: Yuri M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Marusik
authors.forename: Mikhail M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Omelko
keywords: Cryptothelidae; Fiji; Spider; Zodariidae