Diguetia
| Diguetia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Diguetidae |
| Genus: | Diguetia Simon, 1895 |
| Type species | |
| Segestria canities McCook, 1889 | |
| Species | |
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See text. | |
| Diversity | |
| 9 species | |
Diguetia is a genus of six-eyed spiders. They occur in the USA and Mexico, with the exception of one Argentinian species.[1]
Diguetia, which is common throughout the southwestern USA, builds an unusual tent-like web, often between cacti, somewhat resembling the webs of Linyphiidae. They build a tubular retreat at the tip, which they camouflage with leaf litter or similar substances. The thin egg sacs are positioned inside this retreat.[2]
The most common species in the United States are Diguetia canities and the smaller D. albolineata.[2]
Species
- Diguetia albolineata (O. P.-Cambridge, 1895) — USA, Mexico
- Diguetia andersoni Gertsch, 1958 — USA
- Diguetia canities (McCook, 1889) — USA, Mexico
- Diguetia canities dialectica Chamberlin, 1924 — Mexico
- Diguetia canities mulaiki Gertsch, 1958 — USA
- Diguetia catamarquensis (Mello-Leitão, 1941) — Argentina
- Diguetia imperiosa Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940 — USA, Mexico
- Diguetia mojavea Gertsch, 1958 — USA
- Diguetia propinqua (O. P.-Cambridge, 1896) — Mexico
- Diguetia signata Gertsch, 1958 — USA
- Diguetia stridulans Chamberlin, 1924 — Mexico
Footnotes
- ↑ Platnick 2008
- 1 2 SpiderPharm: Diguetia canities venom
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History.
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