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Checklist for Family Dictynidae O. P-Cambridge, 1871 (Dictynid spiders)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
531
4342
23365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
462
3675
20216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
99
1782
11863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
91
1742
11733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
70
1611
10817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
68
1598
10759
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Dictynoidea
Forster, 1970
Sac spiders
4
52
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDictynidae
O. P-Cambridge, 1871
Dictynid spiders, Mesh Web Weavers, Mesh-Webbed Spiders
29
106
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
29 Genera with 106 Species
#ABCDEFHLMNPST
Ajmonia Caporiacco, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Altella Simon, 18845SpeciesTaxom
Analtella Denis, 19924SpeciesTaxom
Anaxibia Thorell, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Archaeodictyna Caporiacco, 19878SpeciesTaxom
Brigittea Lehtinen, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Chaerea Simon, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Cicurina Menge, 18926SpeciesTaxom
Devade Simon, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Dictyna Sundevall, 194917SpeciesTaxom
Emblyna Chamberlin, 19926SpeciesTaxom
Flagelldictyna Wunderlich, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Helenactyna Benoit, 1977
0SpeciesTaxom
Hispaniolyna Wunderlich, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Hoplolathys Caporiacco, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Lathys Simon, 199214SpeciesTaxom
Marilynia Lehtinen, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Mashimo Lehtinen, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Mastigusa Menge, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Mizaga Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Nigma Lehtinen, 195110SpeciesTaxom
Palaeodictyna6SpeciesTaxom
Palaeolathys Wunderlich, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Scotolathys Simon, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Shango Lehtinen, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Shikibutyna Cala-Riquelm..., 19681SpeciesTaxom
Simziella Cala-Riquelm..., 19922SpeciesTaxom
Succinyna Wunderlich, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Tolkienus Cala-Riquelm..., 20251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
106 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ajmonia gratiosa (Eugène Simon, 1881)⇒ Nigma gratiosa Simon, 1881
Ajmonia numidica J. Denis, 1937
Ajmonia patellaris (Eugène Simon, 1910)⇒ Ajmonia velifera Eugène Simon, 1906
Ajmonia velifera Eugène Simon, 1906
Altella lucida Eugène Simon, 1874Dorset Mesh-weaver
Altella media Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Altella opaca Eugène Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Altella pygmaea Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Altella uncata Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Analtella affinis Blackwall, 1862
Analtella dentichelis Simon, 1883
Analtella pygmaea Wunderlich, 2011
Analtella teideensis Wunderlich, 1992
Anaxibia difficilis Otto Kraus, 1960
Anaxibia peteri Roger de Les..., 1933
Archaeodictyna aguasverdes Wunderlich, 2022
Archaeodictyna ammophila Menge, 1871
Archaeodictyna anguiniceps Eugène Simon, 1899
Archaeodictyna condocta Octavius Pic..., 1876
Archaeodictyna fuerteventurensis Schmidt, 1976
Archaeodictyna lanzarotensis Wunderlich, 2022
Archaeodictyna tazzeiti J. Denis, 1954
Archaeodictyna ulova Griswold & M..., 1987
Brigittea civica Lucas, 1850
Brigittea guanchae Schmidt, 1968
Chaerea maritimus Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Cicurina arcuata (Eugen von Ke..., 1887)⇒ Cicurina arcata Ralph Vary C..., 1940
Cicurina brevis James Henry ..., 1890Small-Eared Meshweaver
Cicurina cicur Johan Christ..., 1793
Cicurina medina Willis J. Ge..., 1992
Cicurina pallida Eugen von Ke..., 1887Littleleaf minerslettuce
Cicurina placida Banks, 1892
Devade pusilla Eugène Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Dictyna aguasverdes Wunderlich, 2022
Dictyna betancuria Wunderlich, 2022
Dictyna brevitarsa James Henry ..., 1915Florida sphagnum
Dictyna civica (Hippolyte Lucas, 1850)⇒ Brigittea civica Lucas, 1850
Dictyna cofete Wunderlich, 2022
Dictyna cyrenaica Caporiacco, 1933
Dictyna denisi Pekka T. Leh..., 1967
Dictyna fuerteventurensis Joachim Schmidt, 1976
Dictyna guanchae (Joachim Schmidt, 1968)⇒ Brigittea guanchae Schmidt, 1968
Dictyna guineensis J. Denis, 1955
Dictyna laeviceps Eugène Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Dictyna lanzarotensis Wunderlich, 2022
Dictyna livida Cândido Firm..., 1941
Dictyna major Menge, 1869
Dictyna minuta James Henry ..., 1888
Dictyna rufa J. Wunderlich, 2012
Dictyna tullgreni Lodovico di ..., 1949
Emblyna acoreensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Emblyna annulipes John Blackwall, 1846
Emblyna canadas Wunderlich, 2022
Emblyna maxima Richard C. B..., 1892
Emblyna phylax Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Emblyna teideensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Flagelldictyna copalis J. Wunderlich, 2012
Hispaniolyna hirsuta J. Wunderlich, 1988
Hispaniolyna magna J. Wunderlich, 1988
Hoplolathys aethiopica Lodovico di ..., 1947
Lathys affinis John Blackwall, 1862
Lathys arabs Simon, 1910
Lathys brevitibialis J. Denis, 1956
Lathys dentichelis Eugène Simon, 1883Ocellate gall midge
Lathys humilis (Blackwall, 1855)⇒ Lathys nielseni Ehrenfried S..., 1932
Lathys humilis meridionalis Simon, 1874
Lathys maura Eugène Simon, 1910
Lathys pallida (Marx, 1891)⇒ Lathys alberta Willis J. Ge..., 1946
Lathys pygmaea Wunderlich, 2011
Lathys sexpustulata Eugène Simon, 1878
Lathys simplicior Raymond Comt..., 1916
Lathys stigmatisata Menge, 1869
Lathys subviridis J. Denis, 1937
Lathys teideensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Marilynia bicolor Eugène Simon, 1870
Mashimo leleupi Pekka T. Leh..., 1967
Mastigusa arietina Tord Tamerla..., 1871
Mastigusa diversa O. Pickard-C..., 1893
Mizaga chevreuxi Eugène Simon, 1898
Nigma conducens Octavius Pic..., 1876
Nigma flavescens (Charles Atha..., 1830)⇒ Nigma tristis Spassky, 1952
Nigma gertschi Lucien Berla..., 1940
Nigma gratiosa Simon, 1881
Nigma hortensis Eugène Simon, 1870
Nigma longipes Lucien Berland, 1914
Nigma puella Eugène Simon, 1870
Nigma tuberosa Wunderlich, 1987
Nigma vulnerata Eugène Simon, 1914
Nigma walckenaeri (Roewer, 1951)⇒ Nigma laeta Spassky, 1952
Palaeodictyna intermedia J. Wunderlich, 1988
Palaeodictyna longispina J. Wunderlich, 1988
Palaeodictyna singularis J. Wunderlich, 1988
Palaeodictyna spiculum J. Wunderlich, 1988
Palaeodictyna termitophila J. Wunderlich, 1988
Palaeodictyna unispina J. Wunderlich, 1988
Palaeolathys circumductus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Palaeolathys quadruplex J. Wunderlich, 1988
Palaeolathys similis J. Wunderlich, 1988
Scotolathys simplex Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Shango capicola Embrik Strand, 1909
Shikibutyna guanchae Schmidt, 1968
Simziella canadas Wunderlich, 2022
Simziella teideensis Wunderlich, 1992
Succinyna longembolus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Succinyna pulcher J. Wunderlich, 1988
Succinyna spinipalpus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Tolkienus estoc Cala-Riquelm..., 2025


Dictynidae (O. P-Cambridge 1871)
Dictynidae (O. P-Cambridge 1871)


Links, sources and further information
Dictynidae at artfakta.se
Dictynidae at biodiversity.org.au
Dictynidae at dyntaxa.se
Dictynidae at gbif.org
Dictynidae at irmng.org
Dictynidae at itis.gov
Dictynidae at marinespecies.org