Dictynidae

Dictynidae Temporal range: Cretaceous–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Lathys insulana , male
Dictyna civica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Dictynidae O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871
Diversity
45 genera, 339 species
blue: reported countries (WSC) green: observation hotspots (iNaturalist)

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]

Several genera were transferred to the family Argyronetidae in 2025. ^[3]

Genera

Main article: List of Dictynidae species

As of October 2025 ^[update] , this family includes 45 genera and 339 species: ^[4]

• Adenodictyna Ono, 2008 – Japan
• Ajmonia Caporiacco, 1934 – Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, India, Sri Lanka, Iran, Portugal, Spain, North Africa
• Anaxibia Thorell, 1898 – Angola, São Tomé and Príncipe, Indonesia, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka
• Arangina Lehtinen, 1967 – New Zealand
• Archaeodictyna Caporiacco, 1928 – Africa, China, Myanmar, Europe to Central Asia,
• Arethyna Cala-Riquelme, 2025 – China, Russia, North America
• Argennina Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936 – United States
• Atelolathys Simon, 1892 – Sri Lanka
• Banaidja Lehtinen, 1967 – Samoa
• Brigittea Lehtinen, 1967 – Asia, Russia, New Caledonia, Mediterranean, North Africa. Introduced to South Africa
• Califorenigma Cala-Riquelme, Gorneau & Esposito, 2025 – United States
• Callevophthalmus Simon, 1906 – Australia
• Dictyna Sundevall, 1833 – Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
• Dictynomorpha Spassky, 1939 – Central Asia
• Emblyna Chamberlin, 1948 – Europe, North America, Ecuador, Galapagos, Cuba, Greater Antilles
• Eriena Cala-Riquelme, Crews & Esposito, 2025 – North America
• Helenactyna Benoit, 1977 – St. Helena
• Khalotyna Cala-Riquelme, Alequín & Esposito, 2025 – North America. Introduced to Hawaii
• Kharitonovia Esyunin, Zamani & Tuneva, 2017 – Uzbekistan, Iran
• Mallos O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902 – North to South America
• Maretyna Lin & Liu, 2025 – China
• Marilynia Lehtinen, 1967 – Europe to Central Asia, North Africa
• Mashimo Lehtinen, 1967 – South Africa, Zambia
• Mexitlia Lehtinen, 1967 – Mexico, United States
• Myanmardictyna Wunderlich, 2017 – Myanmar
• Nigma Lehtinen, 1967 – Africa, Asia, Southern Europe
• Nopalityna Cala-Riquelme & Esposito, 2025 – North America
• Pangunus Cala-Riquelme, 2025 – China, Mongolia, India
• Paradictyna Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
• Penangodyna Wunderlich, 1995 – Malaysia
• Phantyna Chamberlin, 1948 – North America, Galapagos, Venezuela
• Purplecorna Cala-Riquelme & Esposito, 2025 – North America
• Qiyunia Song & Xu, 1989 – China, Japan
• Rhion O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871 – Sri Lanka
• Shango Lehtinen, 1967 – South Africa
• Shikibutyna Cala-Riquelme, Gorneau & Esposito, 2025 – Kazakhstan, Eastern Asia, Canary Islands, Central Europe, Russia
• Simziella Cala-Riquelme & Alequín, 2025 – Tajikistan, China, Canary Islands, Russia, Finland, North America
• Spagnius Cala-Riquelme & Crews, 2025 – Cuba, North America
• Sudesna Lehtinen, 1967 – China, Korea, Philippines, India, Australia
• Tahuantina Lehtinen, 1967 – Chile
• Tandil Mello-Leitão, 1940 – Argentina
• Thallumetus Simon, 1893 – Ascension Is, Bonaire, Virgin Islands, Panama, Mexico, United States, South America
• Tivyna Chamberlin, 1948 – Bahamas, Cuba, Mexico, United States, Galapagos
• Tolkienus Cala-Riquelme, Crews & Esposito, 2025 – Equatorial Guinea, Caucasus, Iran, Ukraine, Russia, North America
• Viridictyna Forster, 1970 – New Zealand

See also

• List of Dictynidae species

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?)" (PDF). J. Arachnol. 3: 53–56. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-05. Retrieved 2006-08-06.
3. 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.
4. "Family: Dictynidae O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-09.

External links

• Citizen science observations for Dictynidae at iNaturalist