Simziella
Simziella is a genus of spiders in the family Dictynidae.
Distribution
Simziella is distributed across the Northern Hemisphere, with the greatest diversity in North America and Russia. The genus occurs throughout much of North America from Canada to Mexico, across northern and eastern Europe, and extensively through Russia from the European portion eastward to the Far East and Wrangel Island.S. major has the widest distribution, being found in North America, and Europe to China. S. teideensis is endemic to the Canary Islands.
Etymology
The genus is named after the Romanian fairy tale Ileana Simziana.Taxonomy
Species in this genus were formerly placed in Dictyna and Emblyna.Species
, this genus includes fourteen species and one subspecies:Simziella annexa – United States, MexicoSimziella canadas – Canary IslandsSimziella cebolla – United StatesSimziella dunini – Russia Simziella major – North America, Europe, Russia, Tajikistan, China Simziella palmgreni – Finland, Russia Simziella paramajor – Russia Simziella sancta – Canada, United StatesSimziella sotnik – Russia Simziella sylvania – United StatesSimziella teideensis – Canary IslandsSimziella tridentata – Canada, United StatesSimziella tucsona – United States, MexicoSimziella tyshchenkoi – Russia- * S. t. wrangeliana – Russia