Spagnius
| Spagnius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Dictynidae |
| Genus: | Spagnius Cala-Riquelme & Crews, 2025[1] |
| Type species | |
| Theridion foliaceum Hentz, 1850 | |
| Species | |
|
4, see text | |
Spagnius is a genus of spiders in the family Dictynidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Spagnius is distributed across North America, occurring in Canada, the United States, and Mexico, with one species endemic to Cuba.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The genus is named after entomologist Joseph C. Spagna (1973-2024).[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]Males resemble the genus Eriena. The species included in this genus were previously part of the wastebasket taxon Dictyna.[1]
Species
[edit]As of October 2025[update], this genus includes four species:[2]
- Spagnius albopilosus (Franganillo, 1936) â Cuba
- Spagnius foliaceus (Hentz, 1850) â Canada, United States (type species)
- Spagnius jacalana (Gertsch & Davis, 1937) â Mexico
- Spagnius nebraska (Gertsch, 1946) â United States
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Montana, K. O.; Cala-Riquelme, F. (2025). "Tailor's drawer no more: a reappraisal of the spider family Dictynidae O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871 sensu lato". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 204: 1â97. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf007.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Spagnius Cala-Riquelme & Crews, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
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