Megadictyna

Megadictyna
M. thilenii, male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Megadictynidae
Genus: Megadictyna
Dahl, 1906
Species:
M. thilenii
Binomial name
Megadictyna thilenii
Dahl, 1906[1]

Megadictyna is a genus of spiders in the family Megadictynidae. It was first described in 1906 by Friedrich Dahl.[2] As of February 2019, it contains only one species, Megadictyna thilenii, found in New Zealand.[1] Similar to many RTA clade spiders, Megadictyna build wheel-shaped orb webs.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gen. Megadictyna Dahl, 1906". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  2. ^ Dahl, F. (1906). "Die gestreckte Körperform bei Spinnen und das System der Araneen". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 31: 60–64.
  3. ^ Hormiga, Gustavo (2014). "Systematics, Phylogeny, and Evolution of Orb-Weaving Spiders". Annual Review of Entomology. 59: 487–512. doi:10.1146/annurev-ento-011613-162046. PMID 24160416.


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