Dictynidae
| Dictynidae | |
|---|---|
| Male Lathys insulana | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Dictynidae O. P-Cambridge, 1871 |
| Genera | |
Altella | |
Diversity | |
48 genera, 563 species | |
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.
See also
- List of Dictynidae species
- Spider families
References
- Roth, V.D. & Brown, W.L. (1975). Comments on the spider Saltonia incerta Banks (Agelenidae?). J. Arachnol. 3:53-56. PDF
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Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History.
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