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Dictynidae
Dictynidae is a family of cribellate (hackled band-producing) spiders. Most spiders in this family build irregular webs close to or directly on the ground. Typically they create a tangle of silken fibers among several branches or stems of one plant.
44 branches of this family, most-observed first
Nigma
genusNigma
Dictyna
genusDictyna
Nopalityna
genusNopalityna
Mexican Social Spiders
genusMallos
Brigittea
genusBrigittea
Emblyna
genusEmblyna
Paradictyna
genusParadictyna
Khalotyna
genusKhalotyna
Viridictyna
genusViridictyna
Califorenigma
genusCaliforenigma
Shikibutyna
genusShikibutyna
Marilynia
genusMarilynia
Arethyna
genusArethyna
Sudesna
genusSudesna
Archaeodictyna
genusArchaeodictyna
Anaxibia
genusAnaxibia
Spagnius
genusSpagnius
Ajmonia
genusAjmonia
Simziella
genusSimziella
Eriena
genusEriena
Phantyna
genusPhantyna
Dictynomorpha
genusDictynomorpha
Thallumetus
genusThallumetus
Qiyunia
genusQiyunia
Tolkienus
genusTolkienus
Arangina
genusArangina
Pangunus
genusPangunus
Mashimo
genusMashimo
Mexitlia
genusMexitlia
Purplecorna
genusPurplecorna
Callevophthalmus
genusCallevophthalmus
Shango
genusShango
Adenodictyna
genusAdenodictyna
Argennina
genusArgennina
Atelolathys
genusAtelolathys
Banaidja
genusBanaidja
Helenactyna
genusHelenactyna
Penangodyna
genusPenangodyna
Tandil
genusTandil
Tivyna
genusTivyna
Myanmardictyna
genusMyanmardictyna
Kharitonovia
genusKharitonovia
Tahuantina
genusTahuantina
Rhion
genusRhion
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 84523.