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. Simziella Cala-Riquelme & Alequín, 2025 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06316

type Dictyna major Menge, 1869; gender feminine

In synonymy:

Simziella alias (Chamberlin, 1948) = Simziella sancta (Gertsch, 1946) (Roewer, 1955c: 1324, sub Dictyna)

Simziella arenicola (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894) = Simziella major (Menge, 1869) (Simon, 1914: 65, sub Dictyna)

Simziella banksi (Jones, 1947) = Simziella tridentata (Bishop & Ruderman, 1946) (Roewer, 1955c: 1326, sub Dictyna)

Simziella chenea (Chamberlin, 1948) = Simziella major (Menge, 1869) (Roewer, 1955c: 1311, sub Dictyna)

Simziella clackamas (Chamberlin, 1948) = Simziella major (Menge, 1869) (Roewer, 1955c: 1311, sub Dictyna)

Simziella cognata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885) = Simziella major (Menge, 1869) (Simon, 1914: 65, sub Dictyna)

Simziella phoenix (Chamberlin, 1948) = Simziella tucsona (Chamberlin, 1948) (Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 94, sub Dictyna)

Simziella potanini (Schenkel, 1963) = Simziella major (Menge, 1869) (Song, 1982a: 101, sub Dictyna)

Simziella religens (Chamberlin, 1948, T from Emblyna) = Simziella sancta (Gertsch, 1946) (Roewer, 1955c: 1324, sub Dictyna)

Simziella sibirica simulans (Kulczyński, 1916) = Simziella major (Menge, 1869) (Marusik, 2022b: 418, sub Dictyna)

Simziella sibirica (Kulczyński, 1908) = Simziella major (Menge, 1869) (Marusik, 2022b: 418, sub Dictyna)

Simziella vincens (Chamberlin, 1919) = Simziella major (Menge, 1869) (Roewer, 1955c: 1311, sub Dictyna)

Simziella annexa (Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936) | | USA, Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022252

Dictyna annexa Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936a: 6, f. 8 (Dm) Original description

Dictyna annexa Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 92, pl. 25, f. 7-9 (m, Df, removed from S of Dictyna idahoana, rejecting Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940: 331)

Dictyna annexa Breene et al., 1993: 53, f. 10A-B (mf)

Simziella annexa Montana et al., 2025: 90 (T from Dictyna)

Simziella canadas (Wunderlich, 2022) | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053732

Emblyna canadas Wunderlich, 2022: 14, f. 6-10 (Dmf) Original description

Simziella canadas Montana et al., 2025: 90 (T from Emblyna)

Simziella cebolla (Ivie, 1947) | | USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022265

Dictyna cebolla Ivie, 1947: 3 (Dmf) Original description

Dictyna cebolla Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 85, pl. 24, f. 5-7 (mf)

Simziella cebolla Montana et al., 2025: , 90 (T from Dictyna)

Simziella dunini (Danilov, 2000) | | Russia (Urals to Far East) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:040263

Dictyna dunini Danilov, 2000: 38, f. 7-8 (Df) Original description

Simziella dunini Montana et al., 2025: 90 (T from Dictyna)

Simziella major (Menge, 1869) | | North America, Europe, Russia (Europe to Far East), Tajikistan, China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022300 TYPE SPECIES

Dictyna major Menge, 1869: 247, pl. 48, f. 147 (Dm) Original description

Dictyna cognata O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885a: 237, pl. 9, f. A (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065401]

Dictyna arenicola O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894b: 589, pl. 12, f. 1-2 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065402]

Dictyna sibirica Kulczyński, 1908b: 6, pl. 1, f. 1-2 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054543]

Dictyna major Simon, 1914: 55, 57, 65, f. 114, 121 (mf, S of Dictyna arenicola, D. borealis [revalidated by Brændegaard, 1934: 47], D. cognata and D. hamifera [revalidated by Palmgren, 1977a: 20])

Dictyna sibirica simulans Kulczyński, 1916: 1 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022287]

Dictyna vincens Chamberlin, 1919a: 243, pl. 15, f. 1-2 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065403]

Dictyna major Schenkel, 1930b: 5, f. 2 (f)

Dictyna major Brændegaard, 1934: 47 (S of Dictyna hamifera confirmed; revalidated by Palmgren, 1977a: 20)

Dictyna major Jackson, 1934a: 612, pl. 18, f. 1 (f)

Dictyna major Brændegaard, 1940: 7, f. 2, 4, 6 (mf)

Dictyna chenea Chamberlin, 1948: 7, pl. 1, f. 2 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065404]

Dictyna clackamas Chamberlin, 1948: 7, pl. 6, f. 66 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065405]

Dictyna major Locket & Millidge, 1951: 60, f. 23E, 25B, F (mf)

Dictyna major Locket & Millidge, 1953: 406, f. 251D (f)

Dictyna major Wiehle, 1953: 100, f. 218-221 (mf)

Dictyna major Roewer, 1955c: 1311 (S of Dictyna vincens)

Dictyna major Gertsch in Roewer, 1955c: 1311 (S of Dictyna chenea and D. clackamas)

Dictyna major Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 82, pl. 24, f. 2-4 (mf, S of Dictyna chenea, D. clackamas and D. vincens confirmed)

Dictyna potanini Schenkel, 1963: 26, f. 9 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054648]

Dictyna major Brændegaard, 1966: 49, f. 37-40 (mf)

Dictyna major Holm, 1967: 87, f. 103 (f)

Dictyna major Loksa, 1969: 41, f. 26L, 33D-E (f)

Dictyna major Song, 1982a: 101 (S of Dictyna potanini, removed from S of Dictyna arundinacea, rejecting Lehtinen, 1967: 228)

Dictyna major Roberts, 1985: 50, f. 14c (mf)

Dictyna major Song & Lu, 1985: 77, f. 2A-C (mf)

Dictyna major Song, 1987: 75, f. 40 (mf)

Dictyna major Zhang, 1987: 53, f. 38.1-4 (mf)

Dictyna major Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 374, f. 975 (mf)

Dictyna major Danilov, 1994: 202, f. 11-14 (mf)

Dictyna major Roberts, 1995: 84, f. (mf)

Dictyna major Roberts, 1998: 86, f. (mf)

Dictyna major Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 364, f. 214O-P, 215H (mf)

Dictyna major Danilov, 2000: 42, f. 14 (f)

Dictyna major Hu, 2001: 104, f. 23.1-3 (mf)

Dictyna major Song, Zhu & Chen, 2001: 285, f. 179A-C (mf)

Dictyna major Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 68, f. 563-565 (mf)

Dictyna major Marusik, Böcher & Koponen, 2006: 63, f. 1-2 (f)

Dictyna major Almquist, 2007: 313, f. 274a-g (mf)

Dictyna major Marusik & Fritzén, 2011: 103, f. 4-5, 16-17, 26-27, 34-39 (mf)

Dictyna major Davidson, 2015: 24, unnumbered f. (mf)

Dictyna major Marusik, 2015: 674, f. 6D, 8B-D (mf)

Dictyna major Marusik, 2022b: 418, f. 3a-g, j-k (f, S of Dictyna sibirica (removed from S of Dictyna hamifera, rejecting Eskov, 1985: 122) and Dictyna sibirica simulans)

Dictyna major Sies, 2023: 19, f. 1-2 (m)

Dictyna major Versteeg, 2024a: 12, f. 5 (m)

Simziella major Montana et al., 2025: 90, f. 15A-F, 16A-B, 29D-F, 67A-F, 68A-F (mf, T from Dictyna)

Simziella palmgreni (Marusik & Fritzén, 2011) | | Finland, Russia (Europe to north-eastern Siberia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044369

Dictyna schmidti Lehtinen, 1967: 451, f. 292, 306, 321 (m, Df; misidentified per Marusik & Fritzén, 2011: 95)

Dictyna schmidti Palmgren, 1977a: 21, f. 4.7-9 (mf; misidentified per Marusik & Fritzén, 2011: 95)

Dictyna schmidti Danilov, 2000: 42, f. 15-16 (f; misidentified per Marusik & Fritzén, 2011: 95)

Dictyna palmgreni Marusik & Fritzén, 2011: 95, f. 1-2, 6-9, 12-13, 18-19, 22-23, 28-29, 30a-b, 32-33 (Dmf) Original description

Simziella palmgreni Montana et al., 2025: 90 (T from Dictyna)

Simziella paramajor (Danilov, 2000) | | Russia (South Siberia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:040264

Dictyna paramajor Danilov, 2000: 42, f. 9-13 (Dmf) Original description

Simziella paramajor Montana et al., 2025: 90 (T from Dictyna)

Simziella sancta (Gertsch, 1946) | | Canada, USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022321

Dictyna sancta Gertsch, 1946a: 13, f. 21-22 (Dmf) Original description

Dictyna alias Chamberlin, 1948: 7, pl. 1, f. 7, pl. 6, f. 67 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065409]

Emblyna religens Chamberlin, 1948: 11, pl. 6, f. 64 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065410]

Dictyna alias Levi & Field, 1954: 464, f. 110-111 (m)

Dictyna sancta Gertsch in Roewer, 1955c: 1324 (S of Dictyna alias and Emblyna religens)

Dictyna sancta Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 86, pl. 22, f. 8-9, pl. 24, f. 1 (mf, S of Dictyna alias and Emblyna religens confirmed)

Simziella sancta Montana et al., 2025: 90 (T from Dictyna)

Simziella sotnik (Danilov, 1994) | | Russia (South Siberia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022330

Dictyna sotnik Danilov, 1994: 204, f. 26-28 (Df) Original description

Dictyna sotnik Marusik & Koponen, 1998: 86, f. 31 (f)

Simziella sotnik Montana et al., 2025: 90 (T from Dictyna)

Simziella sylvania (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944) | | USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022332

Dictyna sylvania Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944: 122, f. 173-174 (Dm) Original description

Dictyna sylvania Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 98, pl. 26, f. 9-11 (m)

Simziella sylvania Montana et al., 2025: 90 (T from Dictyna)

Simziella teideensis (Wunderlich, 1992) | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022436

Emblyna teideensis Wunderlich, 1992a: 425, f. 617-622 (Dmf) Original description

Emblyna teideensis Wunderlich, 2022: 15, f. 11-14 (mf)

Simziella teideensis Montana et al., 2025: 90 (T from Emblyna)

Simziella tridentata (Bishop & Ruderman, 1946) | | Canada, USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022337

Dictyna tridentata Bishop & Ruderman, 1946: 3, f. 3-4 (Dm) Original description

Dictyna banksi Jones, 1947: 14, f. 35-37 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065370]

Dictyna tridentata Gertsch in Roewer, 1955c: 1326 (S of Dictyna banksi)

Dictyna tridentata Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 84, pl. 23, f. 8-11 (mf, S of Dictyna banksi confirmed)

Simziella tridentata Montana et al., 2025: 90 (T from Dictyna)

Simziella tucsona (Chamberlin, 1948) | | USA, Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022339

Dictyna tucsona Chamberlin, 1948: 8, pl. 1, f. 4 (Df) Original description

Dictyna phoenix Chamberlin, 1948: 8, pl. 1, f. 3 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054647]

Dictyna tucsona Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 94, pl. 25, f. 1-3 (Dm, f, removed from S of Dictyna abundans, rejecting Gertsch, in Roewer, 1955c: 1318, S of Dictyna phoenix)

Simziella tucsona Montana et al., 2025: 90 (T from Dictyna)

Simziella tyshchenkoi (Marusik, 1988) | | Russia (Urals to Far East) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022342

Dictyna tyshchenkoi Marusik, 1988a: 1471, f. 3.1-2 (Dmf) Original description

Simziella tyshchenkoi Montana et al., 2025: 90 (T from Dictyna)

Simziella tyshchenkoi wrangeliana (Marusik, 1988) | | Russia (Wrangel Is.) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022343

Dictyna tyshchenkoi wrangeliana Marusik, 1988a: 1474, f. 3.3-5 (Dmf) Original description

Simziella tyshchenkoi wrangeliana Montana et al., 2025: 90 (T from Dictyna)