| Dictynidae | |
|---|---|
| male Lathys insulana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Superfamily: | Dictynoidea |
| Family: | Dictynidae O. P-Cambridge, 1871 |
| Genera | |
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Altella |
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| Diversity | |
| 48 genera, 563 species | |
Dictynidae is a family of cribellate (hackled band-producing) spiders. Most spiders in this family build irregular webs close to or directly on the ground. Typically they create a tangle of silken fibers among several branches or stems of one plant.