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.

Gen. Sudesna Lehtinen, 1967 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01996

type Dictyna hedini Schenkel, 1936; gender feminine

In synonymy:

Sudesna yongshun (Yin, Bao & Kim, 2001, T from Dictyna) = Sudesna hedini (Schenkel, 1936) (Wang, Peng & Zhang, 2025: 139)

Nomen nudum:

Sudesna ji Zhang, Peng & Zhang, 2022: 172, f. 126A-G (mf, China) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056450] -- Zhang, Peng & Zhang, 2022: 172, description is invalid as no deposition of the types is stated, see ICZN Article 16.4.2

Sudesna anaulax (Simon, 1908) | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022543

Dictyna anaulax Simon, 1908d: 379 (Dm) Original description

Sudesna anaulax Lehtinen, 1967: 265 (T from Dictyna)

Sudesna cangshan Wang, Peng & Zhang, 2025 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:064774

Sudesna cangshan Wang, Peng & Zhang, 2025: 129, f. 1A-B, 2A-C (Df) Original description

Sudesna circularis Zhang & Li, 2011 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044385

Sudesna circularis Zhang & Li, 2011: 30, f. 8A-E, 9A-F, 10A-E (Dmf) Original description

Sudesna dali Wang, Peng & Zhang, 2025 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:064775

Sudesna dali Wang, Peng & Zhang, 2025: 131, f. 3A-E, 4A-G (Dmf) Original description

Sudesna digitata Zhang & Li, 2011 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044386

Sudesna digitata Zhang & Li, 2011: 35, f. 11A-B, 12A-G (Df) Original description

Sudesna digitata Esyunin & Sozontov, 2016: 204, f. 14 (f)

Sudesna flavipes (Hu, 2001) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037796

Dictyna flavipes Hu, 2001: 99, f. 19.1-2 (Df) Original description

Sudesna flavipes Esyunin & Sozontov, 2016: 202 (T from Dictyna)

Sudesna grammica (Simon, 1893) | | Philippines urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022544

Dictyna grammica Simon, 1893d: 70 (Df) Original description

Sudesna grammica Lehtinen, 1967: 265, f. 335 (f, T from Dictyna)

Sudesna grossa (Simon, 1906) | | India urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022545

Dictyna grossa Simon, 1906c: 306 (Df) Original description

Sudesna grossa Lehtinen, 1967: 265 (T from Dictyna)

Sudesna haiboi Wang, Peng & Zhang, 2025 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:064776

Sudesna haiboi Wang, Peng & Zhang, 2025: 134, f. 5A-E, 6A-G (Dmf) Original description

Sudesna hainan Wang, Peng & Zhang, 2025 | | China (Hainan) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:064777

Sudesna hainan Wang, Peng & Zhang, 2025: 136, f. 7A-E, 8A-G (Dmf) Original description

Sudesna hedini (Schenkel, 1936) | | China, Korea urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:022546 TYPE SPECIES

Dictyna hedini Schenkel, 1936b: 14, f. 2 (Dmf) Original description

Sudesna hedini Lehtinen, 1967: 265, f. 305, 318 (mf, T from Dictyna)

Dictyna hedini Paik, 1979b: 423, f. 11-21 (mf)

Dictyna hedini Zhu & Shi, 1985: 57, f. 46a-c (f)

Sudesna hedini Song & Lu, 1985: 80, f. 4A-B (f)

Sudesna hedini Song, 1987: 79, f. 43 (f)

Sudesna hedini Feng, 1990: 37, f. 12 (f)

Sudesna hedini Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 365, f. 216D-E (f)

Sudesna hedini Song, Zhu & Chen, 2001: 288, f. 182A-B (f)

Dictyna yongshun Yin, Bao & Kim, 2001a: 170, f. 1-4 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:040945]

Sudesna hedini Namkung, 2002: 385, f. 27.10a-b (mf)

Sudesna hedini Namkung, 2003: 387, f. 27.10a-b (mf)

Sudesna hedini Marusik, Ovtchinnikov & Koponen, 2006: 355, f. 5 (m)

Sudesna hedini Zhang & Li, 2011: 30, f. 7A-H (mf)

Dictyna yongshun Yin et al., 2012: 976, f. 496a-d (m)

Sudesna hedini Esyunin & Sozontov, 2016: 204, f. 13 (f)

Sudesna hedini Kim & Lee, 2017: 49, f. 28A-B (f)

Sudesna hedini Wang, Peng & Zhang, 2025: 139, f. 9A-G, 10A-B (mf, S of Dictyna yongshun)

Sudesna shangrila Wang, Peng & Zhang, 2025 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:064778

Sudesna shangrila Wang, Peng & Zhang, 2025: 142, f. 11A-E, 12A-G (Dmf) Original description

Sudesna yangi Wang, Peng & Zhang, 2025 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:064779

Sudesna yangi Wang, Peng & Zhang, 2025: 144, f. 13A-E, 14A-G (Dmf) Original description