Dictynidae Explained

Dictynidae is a family of cribellate, hackled band-producing spiders first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1871.^[1] Most build irregular webs on or near the ground, creating a tangle of silken fibers among several branches or stems of one plant.^[2]

The genus Argyroneta has been placed in a separate family Argyronetidae, but the family is not accepted by the World Spider Catalog and the genus is included in the Dictynidae.

Genera

See main article: List of Dictynidae species., the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:^[3]

• Adenodictyna Ono, 2008 — Japan
• Aebutina Simon, 1892 — Ecuador, Brazil
• Ajmonia Caporiacco, 1934 — Asia, Algeria
• Altella Simon, 1884 — Europe, Asia, Algeria
• Anaxibia Thorell, 1898 — Asia, Africa
• Arangina Lehtinen, 1967 — New Zealand
• Archaeodictyna Caporiacco, 1928 — Asia, Europe, Africa
• Arctella Holm, 1945 — Asia, North America
• Argenna Thorell, 1870 — Asia, North America
• Argennina Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936 — United States
• Argyroneta Latreille, 1804 — Asia, Europe
• Atelolathys Simon, 1892 — Sri Lanka
• Banaidja Lehtinen, 1967 — Samoa
• Bannaella Zhang & Li, 2011 — China
• Brigittea Lehtinen, 1967 — Asia, Italy
• Brommella Tullgren, 1948 — Asia, United States, Greece
• Callevophthalmus Simon, 1906 — Australia
• Chaerea Simon, 1884 — Algeria, Europe
• Clitistes Simon, 1902 — Chile
• Devade Simon, 1884 — Asia, Algeria, Ukraine
• Dictyna Sundevall, 1833 — North America, Asia, South America, Cuba, Panama, Europe, Africa
• Dictynomorpha Spassky, 1939 — Asia
• Emblyna Chamberlin, 1948 — North America, Asia, Europe, Ecuador
• Funny Lin & Li, 2022 — China
• Hackmania Lehtinen, 1967 — Russia, United States
• Helenactyna Benoit, 1977 — St. Helena
• Hoplolathys Caporiacco, 1947 — Ethiopia
• Iviella Lehtinen, 1967 — Canada, United States
• Kharitonovia Esyunin, Zamani & Tuneva, 2017 — Iran, Uzbekistan
• Lathys Simon, 1884 — Asia, North America, Africa, Europe
• Mallos O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902 — North America, South America, Central America
• Marilynia Lehtinen, 1967 — France
• Mashimo Lehtinen, 1967 — Zambia
• Mexitlia Lehtinen, 1967 — Mexico, United States
• Mizaga Simon, 1898 — Senegal
• Myanmardictyna Wunderlich, 2017 — Myanmar
• Nigma Lehtinen, 1967 — Asia, Africa, Europe, United States
• Paradictyna Forster, 1970 — New Zealand
• Paratheuma Bryant, 1940 — Oceania, Asia, North America
• Penangodyna Wunderlich, 1995 — Malaysia
• Phantyna Chamberlin, 1948 — North America, South America
• Qiyunia Song & Xu, 1989 — China, Japan
• Rhion O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871 — Sri Lanka
• Saltonia Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 — United States
• Scotolathys Simon, 1884 — Algeria, Europe, Israel
• Shango Lehtinen, 1967 — South Africa
• Sudesna Lehtinen, 1967 — Australia, Asia
• Tahuantina Lehtinen, 1967 — Chile
• Tandil Mello-Leitão, 1940 — Argentina
• Thallumetus Simon, 1893 — South America, Panama, North America
• Tivyna Chamberlin, 1948 — United States, Mexico, Cuba
• Tricholathys Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 — North America, Asia
• Viridictyna Forster, 1970 — New Zealand

See also

• List of Dictynidae species

Notes and References

1. Pickard-Cambridge. O.. 1871. Arachnida. The Zoological Record. 7. 207–224.
2. Roth. V.D.. Brown. W.L.. 1975. Comments on the spider Saltonia incerta Banks (Agelenidae?). J. Arachnol.. 3. 53–56. 2006-08-06. 2019-08-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20190805055012/http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v3_n1/JoA_v3_p53.pdf. dead.
3. Web site: Family: Dictynidae O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871. World Spider Catalog. 2019-04-22. Natural History Museum Bern.