Diguetia

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Diguetia
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Diguetia

Simon, 1895
Type species
Segestria canities
McCook, 1889
Species

See text.

Diversity
9 species

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Diguetia is a genus of six-eyed spiders. They occur in the USA and Mexico, with the exception of one Argentinian species.[1]

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.[2]

The most common species in the United States are Diguetia canities and the smaller D. albolineata.[2]

Species

Footnotes

  1. Platnick 2008
  2. 2.0 2.1 SpiderPharm: Diguetia canities venom

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