Biology:Nopalityna
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Nopalityna is a genus of spiders in the family Dictynidae.[1]
Distribution
Nopalityna occurs in North America, with species distributed across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.[1]
Description
Etymology
The genus name is a combination of nopalito, a Mexican dish made from diced nopales (the stems of prickly pair cactuses), and the ending -yna, in this case referring to the genus Emblyna, where the type species was originally placed.[2]
Species
As of October 2025[update], this genus includes six species:[1]
- Nopalityna francisca (Bishop & Ruderman, 1946) – United States
- Nopalityna jonesae (Roewer, 1955) – Canada, United States
- Nopalityna orbiculata (Jones, 1947) – United States
- Nopalityna sublata (Hentz, 1850) – Canada, United States, Mexico (type species)
- Nopalityna suprenans (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935) – United States
- Nopalityna uintana (Chamberlin, 1919) – United States
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Gen. Nopalityna Cala-Riquelme & Esposito, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/6720. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
- ↑ Montana, K. O.; Cala-Riquelme, F.; Crews, S. C.; Gorneau, J. A.; Al-Jamal, A. M.; Alequín, L. D.; Spagna, J. C.; Ballarin, F. et al. (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: 1-97. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf007.
External links
- {{Inaturalist taxon}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
Wikidata ☰ Q135278403 entry
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