Purplecorna

Purplecorna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Dictynidae
Genus:	Purplecorna ; Cala-Riquelme & Esposito, 2025
Type species
	Dictyna incredula ; Gertsch & Davis, 1937
Species
	7, see text

Last updated October 30, 2025

Purplecorna is a genus of spiders in the family Dictynidae.^[2]

Distribution

Most species are found from Canada to Mexico, with one endemic to Panama, and another reaching into the Caribbean.^[2]

Etymology

The genus name refers to purple corn, a variety of corn originating in South America.^[1]

Taxonomy

All species transferred to this genus were formerly placed in Dictyna .^[2]

Species

As of October 2025^[update], this genus includes seven species:^[2]

Purplecorna gloria (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944) – United States
Purplecorna guerrerensis (Gertsch & Davis, 1937) – Mexico
Purplecorna incredula (Gertsch & Davis, 1937) – Mexico (type species)
Purplecorna lecta (Chickering, 1952) – Panama
Purplecorna meditata (Gertsch, 1936) – Mexico to Panama, Jamaica, Cuba, Bonaire
Purplecorna miniata (Banks, 1898) – Mexico
Purplecorna terrestris (Emerton, 1911) – Canada, United States

References

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.
1 2 3 4 "Gen. Purplecorna Cala-Riquelme & Esposito, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-29.

External links

Citizen science observations for Purplecorna at iNaturalist

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[montana2025-1] 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.

[wsc-2] 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Purplecorna Cala-Riquelme & Esposito, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-29.

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