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.

In synonymy:

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

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

type Dictyna micro Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944; gender feminine

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)

Homonym replaced:

Phantyna armata (Banks, 1911) -- see Phantyna formidolosa Gertsch & Ivie, 1936 Gertsch & Ivie, 1936

Phantyna agressa (Ivie, 1947) | | USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022244

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

Dictyna agressa Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 68, pl. 18, f. 1-4 (mf)

Phantyna agressa Montana et al., 2025: 82 (T from 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 formidolosa (Gertsch & Ivie, 1936) | | Canada, USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022280

Dictyna armata Banks, 1911: 444, pl. 34, f. 9 (Dmf; preoccupied by Thorell, 1875, see Tolkienus armatus) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065367]

Dictyna armata Emerton, 1915a: 141 (3, f. in text)

Dictyna formidolosa Gertsch & Ivie, 1936: 10 (replacement name) Original description

Dictyna formidolosa Kaston, 1948: 511, f. 1907-1908 (mf)

Dictyna formidolosa Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958: 66, pl. 16, f. 8-10, pl. 17, f. 12 (mf)

Phantyna formidolosa Montana et al., 2025: 82 (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 TYPE SPECIES

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 micro Montana et al., 2025: 61, f. 51C-D ('cf'), 53A-F (m)

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) | | Galapagos 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 remota Baert et al., 2023: 8, f. 23A-C (mf)

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) | | Canada, 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)