Diguetia
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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].
[edit] 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
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Platnick 2008
- ^ a b SpiderPharm: Diguetia canities venom
[edit] References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History.
