| Diguetia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Diguetidae |
| Genus: | Diguetia Simon, 1895 |
| Type species | |
| Segestria canities McCook, 1889 |
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| Species | |
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See text. |
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| 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].