Megadictynidae

Megadictynidae
female Megadictyna thilenii
male M. thilenii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Megadictynidae Lehtinen, 1967
Genera
Forstertyna Harvey, 1995 Megadictyna Dahl, 1906
Diversity
2 genera, 2 species
blue: reported countries (WSC)

Megadictynidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967. ^[1] They are endemic to New Zealand. ^[2]

Genera and species

As of January 2026 ^[update] , this family includes two monotypic genera: ^[2]

• Forstertyna Harvey, 1995
  • Forstertyna marplesi(Forster, 1970) (type species) – New Zealand
• Megadictyna Dahl, 1906
  • Megadictyna thileniiDahl, 1906 (type species) – New Zealand

References

1. Lehtinen, P. T. (1967). "Classification of the cribellate spiders and some allied families, with notes on the evolution of the suborder Araneomorpha". Annales Zoologici Fennici. 4: 199–468.
2. "Family Megadictynidae Lehtinen, 1967". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 17 January 2026.

External links

• Citizen science observations for Megadictynidae at iNaturalist