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:

Varyna Chamberlin, 1948 = Phantyna Chamberlin, 1948 (Lehtinen, 1967: 257)

Gen. Phantyna Chamberlin, 1948 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01991

N.B.: removed from the synonymy of Dictyna Sundevall, 1833 and considered a senior synonym of Varyna Chamberlin, 1948: 17 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06168] (type Dictyna mulegensis Chamberlin, 1924) by Lehtinen, 1967: 257 (contra Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 48).

Transferred to other genera:

Phantyna guanica (Gertsch, 1946) -- see Emblyna

In synonymy:

Phantyna annamae (Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940) = Phantyna bicornis Emerton, 1915 (Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 59, sub Dictyna)

Phantyna ingenuata (Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940) = Phantyna provida Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936 (Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 55, sub Dictyna)

Phantyna pacifica (Jones, 1948) = Phantyna terranea Ivie, 1947 (Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 60, sub Dictyna)

Phantyna parietalis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896, T from Dictyna) = Phantyna mandibularis Taczanowski, 1874 (Lehtinen, 1967: 257)

Phantyna patellaris (Jones, 1947) = Phantyna segregata Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936 (Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 57, sub Dictyna)

Phantyna bicornis (Emerton, 1915) | | Canada, USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022524

Dictyna bicornis Emerton, 1915a: 141 (2 f. in text) (Dm) Original description

Dictyna bicornis Gertsch & Ivie, 1936: 13 (Df)

Dictyna annamae Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940: 330, f. 24-25 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:061550]

Dictyna bicornis Jones, 1947: 27, f. 69 (f)

Dictyna bicornis Kaston, 1948: 509, f. 1952, 1975 (mf)

Dictyna bicornis Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 59, pl. 15, f. 1-6 (mf, S of Dictyna annamae)

Phantyna bicornis Lehtinen, 1967: 257 (T from Dictyna)

Phantyna estebanensis (Simon, 1906) | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022525

Dictyna estebanensis Simon, 1906b: 305 (Dm) Original description

Phantyna estebanensis Lehtinen, 1967: 257, f. 338 (m, T from Dictyna)

Phantyna mandibularis (Taczanowski, 1874) | | Mexico to Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022527

Dictyna mandibularis Taczanowski, 1874: 61 (Df) Original description

Dictyna mandibularis Keyserling, 1881b: 574, pl. 16, f. 21 (f)

Dictyna parietalis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896a: 171, pl. 21, f. 5-6 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:061549]

Dictyna parietalis F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902a: 358, pl. 33, f. 18-19 (mf)

Varyna parietalis Chamberlin, 1948: 17

Phantyna mandibularis Lehtinen, 1967: 257 (T from Dictyna, S of Dictyna parietalis)

Phantyna meridensis (Caporiacco, 1955) | | Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022528

Varyna meridensis Caporiacco, 1955: 287, f. 4a-b (Dm) Original description

Phantyna meridensis Brignoli, 1983c: 516 (T from Varyna = Dictyna)

Phantyna micro (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944) | | USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022529

Dictyna micro Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944: 119, f. 175-177 (Dmf) Original description

Phantyna micro Chamberlin, 1948: 15, pl. 4, f. 39-41 (mf)

Dictyna micro Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 53, pl. 12, f. 7-10 (mf)

Phantyna micro Lehtinen, 1967: 257 (T from Dictyna)

Phantyna mulegensis (Chamberlin, 1924) | | USA, Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022530

Dictyna mulegensis Chamberlin, 1924b: 582, f. 7-9 (Dm) Original description

Dictyna mulegensis Gertsch & Davis, 1937: 12 (Df)

Varyna mulegensis Chamberlin, 1948: 17, pl. 4, f. 44-45 (mf)

Dictyna mulegensis Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 56, pl. 14, f. 9-13, pl. 15, f. 8-9 (mf)

Phantyna mulegensis Lehtinen, 1967: 257 (T from Dictyna)

Dictyna mulegensis Breene et al., 1993: 53, f. 12A-B (mf)

Phantyna pixi (Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958) | | USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022531

Dictyna pixi Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 54, pl. 12, f. 5-6, 11-12 (Dmf) Original description

Phantyna pixi Lehtinen, 1967: 257 (T from Dictyna)

Phantyna provida (Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936) | | USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022532

Dictyna provida Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936a: 8, f. 10 (Df) Original description

Dictyna ingenuata Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940: 332, f. 19 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:061548]

Dictyna provida Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 55, pl. 13, f. 2-5 (mf, S of Dictyna ingenuata)

Phantyna provida Lehtinen, 1967: 257 (T from Dictyna)

Phantyna remota (Banks, 1924) | | Ecuador (Galapagos Is.) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022533

Dictyna remota Banks, 1924: 97, f. 17 (Dmf) Original description

Phantyna remota Lehtinen, 1967: 257 (T from Dictyna)

Phantyna rita (Gertsch, 1946) | | USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022534

Dictyna rita Gertsch, 1946a: 12, f. 28-30 (Dmf) Original description

Dictyna rita Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 58, pl. 13, f. 6-11 (mf)

Phantyna rita Lehtinen, 1967: 257 (T from Dictyna)

Phantyna segregata (Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936) | | USA, Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022535

Dictyna segregata Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936a: 4, f. 13-14 (Df) Original description

Dictyna segregata Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940: 327 (Dm)

Dictyna patellaris Jones, 1947: 1, f. 1-4 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:061551]

Varyna segregata Chamberlin, 1948: 17

Dictyna segregata Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 57, pl. 14, f. 1-5 (mf, S of Dictyna patellaris)

Phantyna segregata Lehtinen, 1967: 257 (T from Dictyna)

Dictyna segregata Breene et al., 1993: 54, f. 15A-B (mf)

Phantyna terranea (Ivie, 1947) | | USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022536

Dictyna terranea Ivie, 1947: 2 (Dmf) Original description

Dictyna pacifica Jones, 1948: 39, f. 5, 25-29 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:061552]

Dictyna terranea Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 60, pl. 15, f. 10-13 (mf, S of Dictyna pacifica)

Phantyna terranea Lehtinen, 1967: 257 (T from Dictyna)

Phantyna varyna (Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958) | | USA, Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022537

Dictyna varyna Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 57, pl. 14, f. 6-8 (Dmf) Original description

Phantyna varyna Lehtinen, 1967: 257 (T from Dictyna)

Phantyna varyna miranda (Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958) | | USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022538

Dictyna varyna miranda Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 58, pl. 13, f. 1 (Dmf) Original description

Phantyna varyna miranda Brignoli, 1983c: 516 (T from Dictyna)