Dictynidae is a

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

of cribellate, hackled band-producing

spider Spiders (order (biology), order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight limbs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude spider silk, silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and ran ...

s first described by

Octavius Pickard-Cambridge Octavius Pickard-Cambridge FRS (3 November 1828 – 9 March 1917) was an English clergyman and zoologist. He was a keen arachnologist who described and named more than 900 species of spider from a large collection that he made with contrib ...

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. The genus '' Argyroneta'' has been placed in a separate family Argyronetidae, but the family is not accepted by the World Spider Catalog and the genus is included in the Dictynidae.

Genera

, the

World Spider Catalog The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned with spider taxonomy. It aims to list all accepted families, genera and species, as well as provide access to the related taxonomic literature. The WSC began as a series of ...

accepts the following genera: *'' Adenodictyna'' Ono, 2008 — Japan *'' Aebutina'' Simon, 1892 — Ecuador, Brazil *'' Ajmonia'' Caporiacco, 1934 — Asia, Algeria *'' Altella'' Simon, 1884 — Europe, Asia, Algeria *''

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'' Thorell, 1898 — Asia, Africa *'' Arangina'' Lehtinen, 1967 — New Zealand *'' Archaeodictyna'' Caporiacco, 1928 — Asia, Europe, Africa *'' Arctella'' Holm, 1945 — Asia, North America *'' Argenna'' Thorell, 1870 — Asia, North America *'' Argennina'' Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936 — United States *'' Argyroneta'' Latreille, 1804 — Asia, Europe *'' Atelolathys'' Simon, 1892 — Sri Lanka *'' Banaidja'' Lehtinen, 1967 — Samoa *'' Bannaella'' Zhang & Li, 2011 — China *'' Brigittea'' Lehtinen, 1967 — Asia, Italy *'' Callevophthalmus'' Simon, 1906 — Australia *'' Chaerea'' Simon, 1884 — Algeria, Europe *'' Clitistes'' Simon, 1902 — Chile *'' Devade'' Simon, 1884 — Asia, Algeria, Ukraine *'' Dictyna'' Sundevall, 1833 — North America, Asia, South America, Cuba, Panama, Europe, Africa *'' Dictynomorpha'' Spassky, 1939 — Asia *'' Emblyna'' Chamberlin, 1948 — North America, Asia, Europe, Ecuador *'' Funny'' Lin & Li, 2022 — China *'' Hackmania'' Lehtinen, 1967 — Russia, United States *'' Helenactyna'' Benoit, 1977 — St. Helena *'' Hoplolathys'' Caporiacco, 1947 — Ethiopia *'' Iviella'' Lehtinen, 1967 — Canada, United States *'' Kharitonovia'' Esyunin, Zamani & Tuneva, 2017 — Iran, Uzbekistan *'' Lathys'' Simon, 1884 — Asia, North America, Africa, Europe *'' Mallos'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902 — North America, South America, Central America *'' Marilynia'' Lehtinen, 1967 — France *'' Mashimo'' Lehtinen, 1967 — Zambia *'' Mexitlia'' Lehtinen, 1967 — Mexico, United States *'' Mizaga'' Simon, 1898 — Senegal *'' Myanmardictyna'' Wunderlich, 2017 — Myanmar *'' Nigma'' Lehtinen, 1967 — Asia, Africa, Europe, United States *'' Paradictyna'' Forster, 1970 — New Zealand *'' Paratheuma'' Bryant, 1940 — Oceania, Asia, North America *'' Penangodyna'' Wunderlich, 1995 — Malaysia *'' Phantyna'' Chamberlin, 1948 — North America, South America *'' Qiyunia'' Song & Xu, 1989 — China, Japan *'' Rhion'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871 — Sri Lanka *'' Saltonia'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 — United States *'' Scotolathys'' Simon, 1884 — Algeria, Europe, Israel *''

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'' Lehtinen, 1967 — South Africa *'' Sudesna'' Lehtinen, 1967 — Australia, Asia *'' Tahuantina'' Lehtinen, 1967 — Chile *''

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'' Mello-Leitão, 1940 — Argentina *'' Thallumetus'' Simon, 1893 — South America, Panama, North America *'' Tivyna'' Chamberlin, 1948 — United States, Mexico, Cuba *'' Tricholathys'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 — North America, Asia *'' Viridictyna'' Forster, 1970 — New Zealand

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Araneomorphae families Taxa named by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge {{Dictynidae-stub

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