Dictynidae is a family of cribellate, hackled band-producing spiders first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1871. Most build irregular webs on or near the ground, creating a tangle of silken fibers among several branches or stems of one plant.
Several genera were transferred to the family Argyronetidae and others to the family Lathyidae in 2025.
Genera , this family includes 45 genera and 339 species:
Adenodictyna Ono, 2008 – Japan Ajmonia Caporiacco, 1934 – Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, India, Sri Lanka, Iran, Portugal, Spain, North Africa Anaxibia Thorell, 1898 – Angola, São Tomé and Príncipe, Indonesia, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka Arangina Lehtinen, 1967 – New Zealand Archaeodictyna Caporiacco, 1928 – Africa, China, Myanmar, Europe to Central Asia, Arethyna Cala-Riquelme, 2025 – China, Russia, North America Argennina Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936 – United States Atelolathys Simon, 1892 – Sri Lanka Banaidja Lehtinen, 1967 – Samoa Brigittea Lehtinen, 1967 – Asia, Russia, New Caledonia, Mediterranean, North Africa. Introduced to South Africa Califorenigma Cala-Riquelme, Gorneau & Esposito, 2025 – United States Callevophthalmus Simon, 1906 – Australia Dictyna Sundevall, 1833 – Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America Dictynomorpha Spassky, 1939 – Central Asia Emblyna Chamberlin, 1948 – Europe, North America, Ecuador, Galapagos, Cuba, Greater Antilles Eriena Cala-Riquelme, Crews & Esposito, 2025 – North America Helenactyna Benoit, 1977 – St. Helena Khalotyna Cala-Riquelme, Alequín & Esposito, 2025 – North America. Introduced to Hawaii Kharitonovia Esyunin, Zamani & Tuneva, 2017 – Uzbekistan, Iran Mallos O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902 – North to South America Maretyna Lin & Liu, 2025 – China Marilynia Lehtinen, 1967 – Europe to Central Asia, North Africa Mashimo Lehtinen, 1967 – South Africa, Zambia Mexitlia Lehtinen, 1967 – Mexico, United States Myanmardictyna Wunderlich, 2017 – Myanmar Nigma Lehtinen, 1967 – Africa, Asia, Southern Europe Nopalityna Cala-Riquelme & Esposito, 2025 – North America Pangunus Cala-Riquelme, 2025 – China, Mongolia, India Paradictyna Forster, 1970 – New Zealand Penangodyna Wunderlich, 1995 – Malaysia Phantyna Chamberlin, 1948 – North America, Galapagos, Venezuela Purplecorna Cala-Riquelme & Esposito, 2025 – North America Qiyunia Song & Xu, 1989 – China, Japan Rhion O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871 – Sri Lanka Shango Lehtinen, 1967 – South Africa Shikibutyna Cala-Riquelme, Gorneau & Esposito, 2025 – Kazakhstan, Eastern Asia, Canary Islands, Central Europe, Russia Simziella Cala-Riquelme & Alequín, 2025 – Tajikistan, China, Canary Islands, Russia, Finland, North America Spagnius Cala-Riquelme & Crews, 2025 – Cuba, North America Sudesna Lehtinen, 1967 – China, Korea, Philippines, India, Australia Tahuantina Lehtinen, 1967 – Chile Tandil Mello-Leitão, 1940 – Argentina Thallumetus Simon, 1893 – Ascension Is, Bonaire, Virgin Islands, Panama, Mexico, United States, South America Tivyna Chamberlin, 1948 – Bahamas, Cuba, Mexico, United States, Galapagos Tolkienus Cala-Riquelme, Crews & Esposito, 2025 – Equatorial Guinea, Caucasus, Iran, Ukraine, Russia, North America Viridictyna Forster, 1970 – New Zealand
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