World Spider Catalog

Argyronetidae Thorell, 1869

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: the family is separated from the Dictynidae and re-definded by Montana et al., 2025: 9 to 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.

In synonymy:

Protadia Simon, 1892 = Argenna Thorell, 1870 (Wiehle, 1953: 110)

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

type Argenna mengei Thorell, 1870; gender feminine; syn. of Argenna subnigra (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1861)

N.B.: transferred from the Dictynidae to the Argyronetidae by Montana et al., 2025: 43; 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 Andronova

Argenna prominula Tullgren, 1948 -- see Hackmania

Argenna saphes Chamberlin, 1948 -- see Hackmania

In synonymy:

Argenna aktia Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 = Argenna obesa Emerton, 1911 (Roewer, 1955c: 1303)

Argenna albispiraculis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1878) = Argenna subnigra (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1861) (Simon, 1914: 62)

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

Argenna crassipalpis (Dahl, 1883, T from Dictyna) = Argenna patula (Simon, 1874) (Wiehle, 1953: 110)

Argenna hesperus (Chamberlin, 1948, T from Lathys) = Argenna obesa Emerton, 1911 (Roewer, 1955c: 1303)

Argenna lendli Kulczyński, 1891 = Argenna patula (Simon, 1874) (Roewer, 1955c: 1302)

Argenna mengei Thorell, 1870 = Argenna subnigra (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1861) (Simon, 1914: 62)

Argenna minima Kulczyński, 1891 = Argenna subnigra (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1861) (Lessert, 1910b: 25, sub Protadia)

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 testacea Bertkau, 1883 = Argenna subnigra (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1861) (Bösenberg, 1902: 245)

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) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065372]

Lathys hesperus Chamberlin, 1948: 14 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065373]

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

Argenna obesa Gertsch in Roewer, 1955c: 1303 (S of Argenna aktia and Lathys hesperus)

Argenna obesa Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 10, pl. 1, f. 1-5 (mf, S of Argenna aktia and Lathys hesperus confirmed)

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

Argenna obesa Montana et al., 2025: 48, f. 40A-F (m)

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) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065374]

Argenna albopunctata Bertkau, 1883: 378

Argenna patula Bertkau, 1883: 379

Argenna lendlii Kulczyński in Chyzer & Kulczyński, 1891: 160, pl. 6, f. 30 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065375]

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, S of Argenna crassipalpis)

Argenna patula Roewer, 1955c: 1302 (S of Argenna lendli)

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, 2007: 303, f. 266a-g (mf; misidentified A. subnigra per Jonsson in litt.)

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 TYPE SPECIES

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) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065376]

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) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065377]

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 albispiraculis Bertkau, 1883: 378

Argenna testacea Bertkau, 1883: 378, pl. 11, f. 1-2, 4-5 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065378]

Argenna minima Kulczyński in Chyzer & Kulczyński, 1891: 159, pl. 6, f. 31 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065379]

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

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

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

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

Protadia subnigra Lessert, 1910b: 25 (S of Argenna minima)

Argenna subnigra Simon, 1914: 47, 62 (S of Argenna albispiraculis and A. mengei)

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; see also Lathys stigmatisata)

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

Argenna subnigra Almquist, 2007: 304, f. 267a-f (mf; misidentified A. patula per Jonsson in litt.)

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 pallida Montana et al., 2025: 16, f. 8B, 10C, 24B-D (m)

Argenna yakima Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958 | | Canada, 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)