Dictyna terrestris Emerton, 1911
| FAMILY: DICTYNIDAE O. P.-Cambridge, 1871 Genus: Dictyna Sundevall, 1833 Species: Dictyna terrestris Emerton, 1911 ![]() |
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Common Names
Family Common Name:
meshweavers
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Point Collections & Seasonality
Global Distribution: USA
Nearctic States & Provinces:
AZ CO CT
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Seasonality
Specimen Search
Specimen list |
Natural History & Image(s)
Feeding Guild:† space web builders
†Feeding guild when noted defined by Uetz, G. W., J. Halaj, and A. B. Cady. 1999. Guild structure of spiders in major crops. Journal of Arachnology 27:270-280. PDF
Habitat (published): (not yet published or unknown)
Life & Natural History: (not yet recorded or unknown)
Image(s) of Habitus:
Details About Males
Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)
| Male Dimensions: (Dimensions not yet available) |
Image of External Male Genitalia:![]() Credit: Stjernberg, Anita |
Details About Females
Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)
| Female Dimensions: (Dimensions not yet available) |
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Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
| Dictyna terrestris Emerton 1911 |
| Dictyna terrestris Jones 1947 |
| Dictyna terrestris Kaston 1948 |
| Tosyna terrestris Chamberlin 1948 |
| Dictyna terrestris Chamberlin & Gertsch 1958 |
Chamberlin, R. V. 1948. The genera of North American Dictynidae. Bull. Univ. Utah 38(15): 1-31.
Chamberlin, R. V. & W. J. Gertsch. 1958. The spider family Dictynidae in America north of Mexico. Bull. Am. Mus. nat. Hist. 116: 1-152. 
Emerton, J. H. 1911. New spiders from New England. Trans. Connect. Acad. Sci. Arts Let. 16: 383-407.
Jones, S. 1947. Descriptions of some species of the spider genus Dictyna. Field and Laboratory 15: 1-35.
Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.
‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog





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