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Species Dictyna alaskae

Habitus, anterdorsal view - Dictyna alaskae - male Dorsal view - Dictyna alaskae - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynae)
Family Dictynidae (Mesh Web Weavers)
Genus Dictyna
Species alaskae (Dictyna alaskae)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
See the World Spider Catalog.
Explanation of Names
Dictyna alaskae Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947
Identification
Palp
Range
In North America, this species ranges from Alaska eastward to Labrador and south into Montana. (1)
Print References
Chamberlin, R. V. & W. J. Gertsch, 1958. The spider family Dictynidae in America north of Mexico. Bull. Am. Mus. nat. Hist. 116: 1-152.

Paquin, P. & N. Dupérré, 2003. Guide d'identification des araignées de Québec. Fabreries, Suppl. 11 1-251.

Almquist, S., 2006. Swedish Araneae, part 2--families Dictynidae to Salticidae. Insect Syst. Ecol., Suppl. 63: 285-601.
Works Cited
1.The Spider Family Dictynidae in American North of Mexico
R.V. Chamberlin and W.J. Gertsch. 1958. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History; Vol. 116 : Article 1.
Contributed by Kevin Pfeiffer on 17 July, 2011 - 12:18pm
Additional contributions by cheins
Last updated 15 February, 2023 - 8:13am

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