| Archaeodictyna | |
|---|---|
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| Archaeodictyna ammophila, 30 May 2012 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Dictynidae |
| Genus: | Archaeodictyna Caporiacco, 1928 [1] |
| Type species | |
| A. anguiniceps (Simon, 1899) | |
| Species | |
9, see text | |
Archaeodictyna is a genus of cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Dictynidae, and was first described by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1928. [2]
As of May 2019 [update] it contains nine species: [1]
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