World Spider Catalog

Dictynidae O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: considered a senior synoym of Rhioidae Thorell, 1873 by Simon, 1892a: 241 (by transfer of the type genus); Blabomma and Yorima are transferred from the Dictynidae to the Cybaeidae by Wheeler et al., 2017: 606; Argyroneta was transferred from the Cybaeidae to the Dictynidae and Cicurina (as well as Chorizomma and Mastigusa [transferred to the Cybaeidae by Castellucci et al., 2023: 6], which are not explicitely listed by Wheeler et al., 2017) from the Dictynidae to the Hahniidae by Wheeler et al., 2017: 607; Cicurinidae are new circumscribed (Bromella, Cicurina and Chorizomma) and elevated to family by Gorneau et al., 2023: 11; Dictynidae were considered not monophyletic per Kulkarni, Wood & Hormiga, 2023: 515, f. 15-16; Argyronetidae are separated from the Dictynidae by Montana et al., 2025: 9 and include 12 genera, Argyroneta probably represents an own subfamily; Argyronetidae were seperated before (Ono, 2009a: 169, Murphy & Roberts, 2015: viii, with the single genus Argyroneta), but this was not accepted; Lathyidae are also separated from the Dictynidae by Montana et al., 2025: 43 and include 10 genera; Dictynidae are redefined by Montana et al., 2025: 79.

Gen. Purplecorna Cala-Riquelme & Esposito, 2025 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06314

type Dictyna incredula Gertsch & Davis, 1937; gender feminine

In synonymy:

Purplecorna flavipedes (Bryant, 1940) = Purplecorna meditata (Gertsch, 1936) (Chickering, 1950a: 93, sub Dictyna)

Purplecorna parcita (Chamberlin, 1924) = Purplecorna miniata (Banks, 1898) (Roewer, 1955c: 1315, sub Dictyna)

Purplecorna gloria (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944) | | USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022282

Dictyna gloria Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944: 118, f. 171 (Df) Original description

Dictyna gloria Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 67, pl. 17, f. 10-11 (f, Dm)

Purplecorna gloria Montana et al., 2025: 89 (T from Dictyna)

Purplecorna guerrerensis (Gertsch & Davis, 1937) | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022284

Dictyna guerrerensis Gertsch & Davis, 1937: 12, f. 10-11 (Dm) Original description

Purplecorna guerrerensis Montana et al., 2025: 89 (T from Dictyna)

Purplecorna incredula (Gertsch & Davis, 1937) | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022290 TYPE SPECIES

Dictyna incredula Gertsch & Davis, 1937: 13, f. 12-14 (Dmf) Original description

Purplecorna incredula Montana et al., 2025: 89, f. 54A-F (m, T from Dictyna)

Purplecorna lecta (Chickering, 1952) | | Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022297

Dictyna lecta Chickering, 1952: 150, f. 1 (Dm) Original description

Purplecorna lecta Montana et al., 2025: 89 (T from Dictyna)

Purplecorna meditata (Gertsch, 1936) | | Mexico to Panama, Jamaica, Cuba, Bonaire urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022302

Dictyna meditata Gertsch, 1936a: 5, f. 8 (Dm) Original description

Dictyna flavipedes Bryant, 1940: 299, pl. 4, f. 59, pl. 5, f. 60-61 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065406]

Dictyna meditata Chickering, 1950a: 93 (Df, S of Dictyna flavipedes)

Purplecorna meditata Montana et al., 2025: 89 (T from Dictyna)

Purplecorna miniata (Banks, 1898) | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022303

Dictyna miniata Banks, 1898b: 233, pl. 14, f. 25 (Dm) Original description

Dictyna parcita Chamberlin, 1924b: 583, f. 11 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065407]

Dictyna miniata Gertsch in Roewer, 1955c: 1315 (S of Dictyna parcita)

Purplecorna miniata Montana et al., 2025: 89 (T from Dictyna)

Purplecorna terrestris (Emerton, 1911) | | Canada, USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022335

Dictyna terrestris Emerton, 1911: 399, pl. 4, f. 3 (Dm) Original description

Dictyna terrestris Jones, 1947: 19, f. 48 (m)

Dictyna terrestris Kaston, 1948: 511, f. 1953-1954 (m, Df)

Tosyna terrestris Chamberlin, 1948: 16

Dictyna terrestris Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 70, pl. 18, f. 6-8 (mf)

Purplecorna terrestris Montana et al., 2025: 89, f. 55A-D (m, T from Dictyna)