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Genus Diguetia - Desertshrub Spiders

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Synspermiata)
Family Diguetidae
Genus Diguetia (Desertshrub Spiders)
Numbers
Six species & one subspecies north of Mexico, according to Spiders of North America.
Identification
{From Gertsch, 1958}

Diguetia albolineata - abdomen higher behind producing a 'tail', first metatarsus equal in length to the fourth
Diguetia andersoni - dorsum of abdomen white with annuli on the legs faintly indicated and submedian annulus missing on tibiae; smaller spiders
Diguetia canities - dorsum of abdomen white with a median dusky or brown band, with sinuous white edges from base to apex
Diguetia imperiosa - dorsum of abdomen white, dark annuli on all legs distinct, larger spiders with shorter legs
Diguetia mojavea - dorsum of abdomen white, dark annuli on all legs distinct, larger spiders with longer legs
Diguetia signata - dorsal abdomen white, with black maculation
Range
Southwestern states: California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas.

Diguetia albolineata - Southwestern United States from S. California to West Texas, southward into Mexico
Diguetia andersoni - Mojave desert, CA
Diguetia canities - Southwestern United States from California to S. Utah, east to Oklahoma and West Texas, S. into Mexico
Diguetia canities mulaiki - Southern CA to TX?
Diguetia imperiosa - Southern Texas, west to Arizona and Mexico
Diguetia mojavea - Southern California and adjacent Nevada
Diguetia signata - Southern California to Nevada and New Mexico