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Diguetia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Araneomorphae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Spider

Class
  
Arachnida

Family
  
Diguetidae

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Antrodiaetus riversi, Antrodiaetus, Plectreuridae, Lyssomanes, Hyptiotes

Diguetia is a genus of six-eyed spiders. They occur in the United States and Mexico, with the exception of one Argentinian species.

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.

The most common species in the United States are Diguetia canities and the smaller D. albolineata.

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
  • References

    Diguetia Wikipedia