Dictynidae
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 in 2025.
Genera
, this family includes 45 genera and 339 species:Adenodictyna Ono, 2008 – JapanAjmonia Caporiacco, 1934 – Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, India, Sri Lanka, Iran, Portugal, Spain, North AfricaAnaxibia Thorell, 1898 – Angola, São Tomé and Príncipe, Indonesia, Myanmar, India, Sri LankaArangina Lehtinen, 1967 – New ZealandArchaeodictyna Caporiacco, 1928 – Africa, China, Myanmar, Europe to Central Asia, Arethyna Cala-Riquelme, 2025 – China, Russia, North AmericaArgennina Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936 – United StatesAtelolathys Simon, 1892 – Sri LankaBanaidja Lehtinen, 1967 – SamoaBrigittea Lehtinen, 1967 – Asia, Russia, New Caledonia, Mediterranean, North Africa. Introduced to South AfricaCaliforenigma Cala-Riquelme, Gorneau & Esposito, 2025 – United StatesCallevophthalmus Simon, 1906 – AustraliaDictyna Sundevall, 1833 – Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South AmericaDictynomorpha Spassky, 1939 – Central AsiaEmblyna Chamberlin, 1948 – Europe, North America, Ecuador, Galapagos, Cuba, Greater AntillesEriena Cala-Riquelme, Crews & Esposito, 2025 – North AmericaHelenactyna Benoit, 1977 – St. HelenaKhalotyna Cala-Riquelme, Alequín & Esposito, 2025 – North America. Introduced to HawaiiKharitonovia Esyunin, Zamani & Tuneva, 2017 – Uzbekistan, IranMallos O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902 – North to South AmericaMaretyna Lin & Liu, 2025 – ChinaMarilynia Lehtinen, 1967 – Europe to Central Asia, North AfricaMashimo Lehtinen, 1967 – South Africa, ZambiaMexitlia Lehtinen, 1967 – Mexico, United StatesMyanmardictyna Wunderlich, 2017 – MyanmarNigma Lehtinen, 1967 – Africa, Asia, Southern EuropeNopalityna Cala-Riquelme & Esposito, 2025 – North AmericaPangunus Cala-Riquelme, 2025 – China, Mongolia, IndiaParadictyna Forster, 1970 – New ZealandPenangodyna Wunderlich, 1995 – MalaysiaPhantyna Chamberlin, 1948 – North America, Galapagos, VenezuelaPurplecorna Cala-Riquelme & Esposito, 2025 – North AmericaQiyunia Song & Xu, 1989 – China, JapanRhion O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871 – Sri LankaShango Lehtinen, 1967 – South AfricaShikibutyna Cala-Riquelme, Gorneau & Esposito, 2025 – Kazakhstan, Eastern Asia, Canary Islands, Central Europe, RussiaSimziella Cala-Riquelme & Alequín, 2025 – Tajikistan, China, Canary Islands, Russia, Finland, North AmericaSpagnius Cala-Riquelme & Crews, 2025 – Cuba, North AmericaSudesna Lehtinen, 1967 – China, Korea, Philippines, India, AustraliaTahuantina Lehtinen, 1967 – ChileTandil Mello-Leitão, 1940 – ArgentinaThallumetus Simon, 1893 – Ascension Is, Bonaire, Virgin Islands, Panama, Mexico, United States, South AmericaTivyna Chamberlin, 1948 – Bahamas, Cuba, Mexico, United States, GalapagosTolkienus Cala-Riquelme, Crews & Esposito, 2025 – Equatorial Guinea, Caucasus, Iran, Ukraine, Russia, North AmericaViridictyna Forster, 1970 – New Zealand