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. Callevophthalmus Simon, 1906 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01969
type Lathys alba Keyserling, 1890; gender masculine
N.B.: transferred from the Amaurobiidae to the Ditynidae by Lehtinen, 1967: 220.

Transferred to other genera:

Callevophthalmus rufoflavus (Chamberlain, 1946) -- see Paradictyna

In synonymy:

Callevophthalmus lividus Simon, 1908 = Callevophthalmus albus (Keyserling, 1890) (Lehtinen, 1967: 220)

Callevophthalmus albus (Keyserling, 1890) | | Australia (mainland, Lord Howe Is.) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022108 TYPE SPECIES
Lathys alba Keyserling, 1890: 250, pl. 23, f. 2 (Df) Original description
Callevophthalmus albus Simon, 1906b: 303
Callevophthalmus lividus Simon, 1908d: 378 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057910]
Callevophthalmus albus Lehtinen, 1967: 220, f. 296, 319 (mf, S of Callevophthalmus lividus; N.B.: lividus in legends)
Callevophthalmus maculatus (Keyserling, 1890) | | Australia (New South Wales) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022109
Lathys maculata Keyserling, 1890: 251, pl. 23, f. 3 (Df) Original description
Callevophthalmus maculatus Lehtinen, 1967: 220 (T from Lathys)

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