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Lathyidae
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Lathyidae

Lathyidae is a family of spiders established in 2025, comprising small cribellate araneomorph spiders. The family was erected following a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study that resolved the taxonomic confusion within the "tailor's drawer" family Dictynidae sensu lato.

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10 branches of this family, most-observed first

Lathys

genusLathys

Tolokonniella

genusTolokonniella

Andronova

genusAndronova

Scotolathys

genusScotolathys

Asialathys

genusAsialathys

Analtella

genusAnaltella

Langlibaitiao

genusLanglibaitiao

Bannaella

genusBannaella

Afrolathys

genusAfrolathys

Denticulathys

genusDenticulathys

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Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1634344.