Califorenigma

Califorenigma
female
male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Dictynidae
Genus:	Califorenigma Cala-Riquelme, Gorneau & Esposito, 2025 [1]
Species:	C. linsdalei
Binomial name
Califorenigma linsdalei (Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958) [2]
Synonyms
Heterodictyna linsdaleiChamberlin & Gertsch, 1958 Nigma linsdaleiBrignoli, 1983

Califorenigma is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Dictynidae containing the single species, Califorenigma linsdalei. ^[2]

Distribution

Califorenigma linsdalei is endemic to California. ^[2]

Etymology

The genus name is a word play, with the first part indicating the type locality, the end referring to genus Nigma , where the species resided before, and "enigma", highlighting the enigmatic features of this species. ^[1]

References

1. Montana, K. O.; Cala-Riquelme, F.; Crews, S. C.; Gorneau, J. A.; Al-Jamal, A. M.; Alequín, L. D.; Spagna, J. C.; Ballarin, F.; Esposito, L. A. (2025). "Tailor's drawer no more: a reappraisal of the spider family Dictynidae O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871 sensu lato". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 204: 1–97. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf007.
2. "Gen. Califorenigma Cala-Riquelme, Gorneau & Esposito, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-29.

External links

• Citizen science observations for Califorenigma at iNaturalist