| Shikibutyna | |
|---|---|
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| in Japan | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Dictynidae |
| Genus: | Shikibutyna Cala-Riquelme, Gorneau & Esposito, 2025 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Dictyna felis Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 | |
| Species | |
9, see text | |
Shikibutyna is a genus of spiders in the family Dictynidae. [2]
Shikibutyna is found in temperate Europe and Asia, from the Canary Islands to Japan. [2]
The genus is named after Japanese author Murasaki Shikibu, who wrote one of the world's first novels around the year 1000. The ending refers to genus Dictyna , where the type species was originally placed. [1]
The species in this genus were formally placed in Dictyna and Emblyna (S. mongolica, S. wangi, S. zherikhini). [2]
As of October 2025 [update] , this genus includes nine species: [2]
