Arethyna is a genus of spiders in the family Dictynidae.
Distribution Most species are endemic to North America from Canada to Mexico, with one species found in China and South Siberia.
Etymology The genus name honors singer Aretha Franklin, with the ending rhyming to the related genus Dictyna.
Taxonomy All species in this genus were transferred from genus Dyctina, except for A. osceola, which was transferred from Emblyna.
Species , this genus includes eleven species:
Arethyna coloradensis (Chamberlin, 1919) – Canada, United States Arethyna idahoana (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1933) – United States Arethyna osceola (Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958) – United States Arethyna peon (Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958) – United States, Mexico Arethyna personata (Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936) – Canada, United States, Mexico Arethyna saltona (Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958) – United States Arethyna secuta (Chamberlin, 1924) – United States, Mexico Arethyna sierra (Chamberlin, 1948) – United States, Mexico Arethyna ubsunurica (Marusik & Koponen, 1998) – Russia (South Siberia), China Arethyna volucripes (Keyserling, 1881) – Canada, United States, Mexico (type species) A. v. volucripoides (Ivie, 1947) – United States
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