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Genus of spiders

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

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

References

  1. ^ "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.
Taxon identifiers
Megadictyna


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