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]
| Dictynidae Temporal range:
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| Lathys insulana, male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Dictynidae O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871 |
| Diversity | |
| 52 genera, 566 species | |
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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.[3]
Genera
editAs of April 2019[update], 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
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- ^ Pickard-Cambridge, O. (1871). "Arachnida". The Zoological Record. 7: 207–224.
- ^ Roth, V.D.; Brown, W.L. (1975). "Comments on the spider Saltonia incerta Banks (Agelenidae?)" (PDF). J. Arachnol. 3: 53–56. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-05. Retrieved 2006-08-06.
- ^ a b "Family: Dictynidae O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-22.