Dictynidae is a family of cribellate, hackled band-producing first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1871.
The genus Argyroneta has been placed in a separate family Argyronetidae, but the family is not accepted by the World Spider Catalog and the genus is included in the Dictynidae.
Genera
, this family includes 45 genera:
-
Adenodictyna Ono, 2008 – Japan
-
Ajmonia Caporiacco, 1934 – Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, India, Sri Lanka, Iran, Portugal, Spain, North Africa
-
Anaxibia Tamerlan Thorell, 1898 – Angola, São Tomé and Príncipe, Indonesia, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka
-
Arangina Lehtinen, 1967 – New Zealand
-
Archaeodictyna Caporiacco, 1928 – Africa, China, Myanmar, Europe to Central Asia,
-
Arethyna Cala-Riquelme, 2025 – China, Russia, North America
-
Argennina Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936 – United States
-
Atelolathys Simon, 1892 – Sri Lanka
-
Banaidja Lehtinen, 1967 – Samoa
-
Brigittea Lehtinen, 1967 – Asia, Russia, New Caledonia, Mediterranean, North Africa. Introduced to South Africa
-
Califorenigma Cala-Riquelme, Gorneau & Esposito, 2025 – United States
-
Callevophthalmus Simon, 1906 – Australia
-
Dictyna Sundevall, 1833 – Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
-
Dictynomorpha Spassky, 1939 – Central Asia
-
Emblyna Chamberlin, 1948 – Europe, North America, Ecuador, Galapagos, Cuba, Greater Antilles
-
Eriena Cala-Riquelme, Crews & Esposito, 2025 – North America
-
Helenactyna Benoit, 1977 – St. Helena
-
Khalotyna Cala-Riquelme, Alequín & Esposito, 2025 – North America. Introduced to Hawaii
-
Kharitonovia Esyunin, Zamani & Tuneva, 2017 – Uzbekistan, Iran
-
Mallos O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902 – North to South America
-
Maretyna Lin & Liu, 2025 – China
-
Marilynia Lehtinen, 1967 – Europe to Central Asia, North Africa
-
Mashimo Lehtinen, 1967 – South Africa, Zambia
-
Mexitlia Lehtinen, 1967 – Mexico, United States
-
Myanmardictyna Wunderlich, 2017 – Myanmar
-
Nigma Lehtinen, 1967 – Africa, Asia, Southern Europe
-
Nopalityna Cala-Riquelme & Esposito, 2025 – North America
-
Pangunus Cala-Riquelme, 2025 – China, Mongolia, India
-
Paradictyna Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
-
Penangodyna Wunderlich, 1995 – Malaysia
-
Phantyna Chamberlin, 1948 – North America, Galapagos, Venezuela
-
Purplecorna Cala-Riquelme & Esposito, 2025 – North America
-
Qiyunia Song & Xu, 1989 – China, Japan
-
Rhion O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871 – Sri Lanka
-
Shango Lehtinen, 1967 – South Africa
-
Shikibutyna Cala-Riquelme, Gorneau & Esposito, 2025 – Kazakhstan, Eastern Asia, Canary Islands, Central Europe, Russia
-
Simziella Cala-Riquelme & Alequín, 2025 – Tajikistan, China, Canary Islands, Russia, Finland, North America
-
Spagnius Cala-Riquelme & Crews, 2025 – Cuba, North America
-
Sudesna Lehtinen, 1967 – China, Korea, Philippines, India, Australia
-
Tahuantina Lehtinen, 1967 – Chile
-
Tandil Mello-Leitão, 1940 – Argentina
-
Thallumetus Simon, 1893 – Ascension Is, Bonaire, Virgin Islands, Panama, Mexico, United States, South America
-
Tivyna Chamberlin, 1948 – Bahamas, Cuba, Mexico, United States, Galapagos
-
Tolkienus Cala-Riquelme, Crews & Esposito, 2025 – Equatorial Guinea, Caucasus, Iran, Ukraine, Russia, North America
-
Viridictyna Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
See also
-
List of Dictynidae species
External links
