Dictynidae Temporal range: Cretaceous–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Lathys insulana, male
Scientific classification
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

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.^[3]

Genera

Main article: List of Dictynidae species

As 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

References

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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.