| Nopalityna | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Dictynidae |
| Genus: | Nopalityna Cala-Riquelme & Esposito, 2025 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Theridion sublatum Hentz, 1850 | |
| Species | |
6, see text | |
Nopalityna is a genus of spiders in the family Dictynidae. [2]
Nopalityna occurs in North America, with species distributed across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. [2]
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The genus name is a combination of nopalito, a Mexican dish made from diced nopales (the stems of prickly pair cactuses), and the ending -yna, in this case referring to the genus Emblyna , where the type species was originally placed. [1]
As of October 2025 [update] , this genus includes six species: [2]
