Dictynidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Araneae, class Arachnida. The family contains 13 accepted species worldwide.
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Nigma walckenaeri (Roewer, 1951)
Nigma walckenaeri is the largest green cribellate spider of Dictynidae, with a P…
Nigma puella (Simon, 1870)
Nigma puella is a small Dictynidae spider found in parts of Europe, Atlantic isl…
Emblyna sublata (Hentz, 1850)
Emblyna sublata is a species of mesh web weaver spider in Dictynidae, found in t…
Dictyna calcarata Banks, 1904
Dictyna calcarata is a mesh web weaver spider species in Dictynidae, native to t…
Brigittea civica (Lucas, 1850)
Brigittea civica is a small cosmopolitan spider that builds retreat-webs, found …
Brigittea latens (Fabricius, 1775)
Brigittea latens is a Dictynidae spider species distributed from Europe to Centr…
Nigma linsdalei (Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958)
Califorenigma is a monotypic Dictynidae spider genus holding the single Californ…
Nigma flavescens (Walckenaer, 1830)
Nigma flavescens is a sexually dimorphic spider species distributed across Europ…
Dictyna arundinacea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dictyna arundinacea is a small Holarctic spider of the family Dictynidae found i…
Argyroneta aquatica (Clerck, 1757)
Argyroneta aquatica, the diving bell spider, is the only spider known to live al…
Dictynidae animals belong to the Araneae order in the Animalia kingdom. This distinctive green colouring makes the species easy to distinguish from other spiders, and also helps it stay almost completely hidden from view. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Dictynidae is classified in the order Araneae, class Arachnida, phylum Arthropoda. The nominate subspecies inhabits most of the species' overall range, while Japan has its own distinct, very similar subspecies called A.
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