Khalotyna

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Khalotyna
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female in Canada
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male in Texas
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Dictynidae
Genus: Khalotyna
Cala-Riquelme, Alequín & Esposito, 2025 [1]
Species:
K. calcarata
Binomial name
Khalotyna calcarata
(Banks, 1904) [2]
Synonyms
  • Dictyna calcarataBanks, 1904
  • Dictyna dactylataChamberlin, in Chamberlin & Woodbury, 1929
  • Dictyna hoplesChamberlin, in Chamberlin & Woodbury, 1929
  • Tosyna calcarataChamberlin, 1948

Khalotyna is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Dictynidae containing the single species, Khalotyna calcarata. [2]

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Distribution

Khalotyna calcarata has been recorded from Canada, USA, Mexico. It has been introduced to Hawaii. [2]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of "Khalo", honoring Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (misspelled) and the ending -yna, indicating the genus Dictyna where the species originally resided. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 "Gen. Khalotyna Cala-Riquelme, Alequín & Esposito, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-29.


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