4, see text Platycryptus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by D. E. Hill in 1979.

[2] The name comes from the Greek platy meaning flat and crypt meaning hidden, as these spiders are squat and will frequently hide in crevices.

[2] They have hairy bodies with a cryptic gray and brown color pattern.

They live on or under the bark of trees, and can be found on man-made wooden structures.

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