World Spider Catalog

Dictynidae O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: Blabomma and Yorima are transferred from the Dictynidae to the Cybaeidae by Wheeler et al., 2017: 606; Argyroneta is 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 Dictynidae to Hahniidae by Wheeler et al., 2017: 607; Cicurinidae new circumscribed (Bromella, Cicurina and Chorizomma) and elevated to family by Gorneau et al., 2023: 11; included genera of Dictynidae listed by Gorneau et al., 2023: 12; re-separation of Argyronetidae (Ono, 2009a: 169, Murphy & Roberts, 2015: viii, with the single genus Argyroneta) not sufficiently justified and is not accepted here; considering the low bootstrap values of dichotomies in the families Agelenidae, Cybaidae, Hahniidae, Toxopidae and Dictynidae (see Wheeler et al., 2017) the proposed positon of Argyroneta is far from certain (e.g. Ono & Ogata, 2018: 618); we reflect the transfer here and state that Argyronetidae Thorell, 1869: 45 has priority under ICZN; we suggest to wait for a stable family placement and naming before a nomenclatorial action at the family name level is done; the family is not monophyletic per Kulkarni, Wood & Hormiga, 2023: 515, f. 15-16.

In synonymy:

Protadia Simon, 1892 = Argenna Thorell, 1870 (Wiehle, 1953: 110, by S of the type species)

Gen. Argenna Thorell, 1870 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01963

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Protadia Simon, 1892a: 239 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05520] (type Dictyna patula Simon, 1874) by Wiehle, 1953: 110; Altella Simon, 1884 may be a junior synonym (Wunderlich, 1995b: 424, Wunderlich, 2004j: 1429).

Transferred to other genera:

Argenna alxa Tang, 2011 -- see Tricholathys

Argenna hingstoni (Hu & Li, 1987) -- see Titanoeca

Argenna lorna Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958 -- see Hackmania

Argenna matanuska Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947 -- see Lathys

Argenna prominula Tullgren, 1948 -- see Hackmania

Argenna saphes Chamberlin, 1948 -- see Hackmania

In synonymy:

Argenna albopunctata (Menge, 1869) = Argenna patula Simon, 1874 (Lehtinen, 1967: 216, used younger name, probably eligible for selection under ICZN Article 79)

Argenna pallida L. Koch, 1881 = Argenna subnigra O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1861 (Lehtinen, 1967: 216)

Argenna puta (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1863, T from Lathys) = Argenna subnigra O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1861 (Merrett, 1998: 120)

Argenna obesa Emerton, 1911 | | Canada, USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022083

Argenna obesa Emerton, 1911: 399, pl. 4, f. 4 (Dmf) Original description

Argenna aktia Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935b: 25, pl. 12, f. 97-98 (Dmf)

Lathys hesperus Chamberlin, 1948: 14 (Dmf)

Argenna obesa Kaston, 1948: 503, f. 1888-1890 (mf)

Argenna obesa Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 10, pl. 1, f. 1-5 (mf)

Argenna obesa Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 65, f. 527-529 (mf)

Argenna patula (Simon, 1874) | | Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Iran? urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022084

Dictyna albopunctata Menge, 1869: 248, pl. 48, f. 148 (Dmf; nomen oblitum) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054598]

Dictyna patula Simon, 1874a: 197 (Df) Original description

Lethia patula O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1878a: 108

Dictyna crassipalpis Dahl, 1883: 54, f. 31 (Dmf)

Argenna albopunctata Bertkau, 1883: 378

Argenna patula Bertkau, 1883: 379

Argenna lendlii Kulczyński in Chyzer & Kulczyński, 1891: 160, pl. 6, f. 30 (Dmf)

Protadia patula Simon, 1892a: 240

Protadia patula Jackson, 1913: 20, pl. 1, f. 5-7, 9 (Dm)

Argenna crassipalpis Reimoser, 1919: 25

Protadia patula Locket & Millidge, 1951: 68, f. 21C, 29C-D, F (mf)

Argenna patula Wiehle, 1953: 110, f. 234-238 (mf)

Argenna patula Brændegaard, 1966: 56, f. 49-50 (mf)

Argenna patula Lehtinen, 1967: 216 (S of Dictyna albopunctata)

Argenna crassipalpis Azheganova, 1968: 43, f. 68-69 (mf)

Argenna crassipalpis Loksa, 1969: 55, f. 36D, 37A (mf)

Argenna patula Miller, 1971: 71, pl. IV, f. 9 (f)

Argenna patula Palmgren, 1977a: 22, f. 5.13-16 (mf)

Argenna patula Roberts, 1985: 54, f. 16b (mf)

Argenna patula Zhou & Song, 1987: 21, f. 6a-e (mf)

Argenna patula Hu & Wu, 1989: 66, f. 48.1-3 (mf)

Argenna patula Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 374, f. 971 (mf)

Argenna patula Roberts, 1998: 91, f. (mf)

Argenna patula Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 363, f. 213G-J (mf)

Argenna patula Trotta, 2005: 164, f. 251-252 (mf)

Argenna patula Almquist, 2006: 303, f. 266a-g (mf)

Argenna patula Dolanský & Krejčí, 2014: 16, f. 1 (m)

Argenna patula Grbić, Hänggi & Krnjajić, 2021: 23, f. 4A-B (m)

Argenna polita (Banks, 1898) | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022085

Altella polita Banks, 1898b: 233, pl. 14, f. 20 (Df) Original description

Argenna polita Gertsch in Roewer, 1955c: 1303

Argenna sibirica Esyunin & Stepina, 2014 | | Russia (West Siberia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047249

Argenna sibirica Esyunin & Stepina, 2014a: 781, f. 1.1-6, 2.1-2 (Dm) Original description

Argenna subnigra (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1861) | | Europe, Caucasus (Russia, Azerbaijan), Iran, China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022086

Drassus subniger O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1861a: 430 (Dm) Original description

Ciniflo puta O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1863: 8570 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054600]

Argenna mengei Thorell, 1870b: 123 (Dmf)

Drassus subnigra O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873b: 439, pl. 33, f. 3 (m)

Ciniflo mengei O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873b: 441, pl. 33, f. 7 (m)

Lethia mengei Simon, 1874a: 206

Lethia subnigra O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875e: 246

Lethia albispiraculis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1878a: 109, pl. 11, f. 1 (Df)

Argenna pallida L. Koch, 1881b: 56, pl. 2, f. 8 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054599]

Argenna pallida Bertkau, 1883: 377, pl. 11, f. 3, 6-7

Argenna albispiralis Bertkau, 1883: 378

Argenna testacea Bertkau, 1883: 378, pl. 11, f. 1-2, 4-5 (Df)

Argenna minima Kulczyński in Chyzer & Kulczyński, 1891: 159, pl. 6, f. 31 (Df)

Protadia subnigra Kulczyński, 1898: 54, pl. 1, f. 5-8 (mf)

Argenna pallida Bösenberg, 1902: 245, pl. 22, f. 351 (f, Dm)

Argenna subnigra Bösenberg, 1902: 245, pl. 22, f. 352 (mf)

Argenna mengei Bösenberg, 1902: 246, pl. 22, f. 353 (f)

Argenna subnigra Miller, 1947: 26, pl. II, f. 2a-d (mf)

Argenna subnigra Locket & Millidge, 1951: 67, f. 21D, 29A-B, E (mf)

Argenna subnigra Wiehle, 1953: 107, f. 230-233 (mf)

Argenna subnigra Lehtinen & Kleemola, 1962: 103, f. 2 (f)

Argenna subnigra Brændegaard, 1966: 58, f. 51 (f)

Argenna subnigra Lehtinen, 1967: 215 (S of Argenna pallida)

Argenna subnigra Loksa, 1969: 55, f. 23A, 36F-G, 37B (mf)

Argenna subnigra Miller, 1971: 71, pl. IV, f. 7-8 (mf)

Argenna subnigra Palmgren, 1977a: 23, f. 5.1-4 (mf)

Argenna subnigra Roberts, 1985: 54, f. 16a (mf)

Argenna subnigra Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 374, f. 970 (mf)

Argenna subnigra Millidge, 1993c: 153, f. 52 (f)

Argenna subnigra Roberts, 1998: 90, f. (mf)

Argenna subnigra Merrett, 1998: 120 (S of Lathys puta)

Argenna subnigra Trotta, 2005: 164, f. 249-250 (mf)

Argenna subnigra Almquist, 2006: 304, f. 267a-f (mf)

Argenna subnigra Yin et al., 2012: 964, f. 489a-e (mf)

Argenna subnigra Dolanský & Krejčí, 2014: 16, f. 1 (m)

Argenna subnigra Kuzmin & Esyunin, 2016b: 30, f. 1-8 (mf)

Argenna subnigra Esyunin, 2017b: 267, f. 2 (f)

Argenna subnigra Zamani, Nadolny & Dolejš, 2022: 555, f. 1H-I (f)

Argenna yakima Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958 | | USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022087

Argenna yakima Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 11, pl. 1, f. 10-11 (Dmf) Original description

Argenna yakima Lehtinen, 1967: 215 (may belong to Arctella Holm, 1945)