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Platycryptus 
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These are large, flattened and cryptic salticids found through most of
North America.
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Platycryptus probably belongs in the complex of primarily-neotropical genera including Metacyrba, Balmaceda, and Breda.
For more information and links to the species, go to Platycryptus in the Tree of Life.
References most relevant to species north of Mexico: Barnes (1958).
Identification
Large, hairy and flattened.Compare to:
Habitat
Tree bark, fences, or rock outcrops.
