Diguetia

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

References

• Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History.