"Dictyna-like"

Classification · Pronunciation · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Range · Remarks · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynes)

Family Dictynidae (Mesh Web Weavers)

No Taxon "Dictyna-like"

Pronunciation

Dictyna: dik-TEY-nuh(1)

Emblyna: em-BLEY-nuh(1)

Phantyna: fan-TEY-nuh(1)

Tivyna: ti-VEY-nuh

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

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Numbers

Dictyna: 44 species(1)

Emblyna: 63 species(1)

Phantyna: 9 species(1)

Tivyna: 4 species(1)

Range

Widespread, except Tivyna.(1)

Remarks

The images placed here are grouped as "Dictyna-like".

This group contains 4 genera: Dictyna, Emblyna, Phantyna, and Tiyvna. These four genera consist of 120 species.

Except for Tivyna, females are essentially indistinguishable at the genus level.(1) Males can be separated by the palpal organs.

Works Cited

1.	Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual By D. Ubick, P. Paquin, P.E. Cushing and V. Roth (eds)

Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 2 December, 2006 - 11:03am
Additional contributions by Lynette
Last updated 17 May, 2009 - 12:32pm

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