The Dictynid spider is a Family of cribellate (hackled band-producing) spiders. Most spiders in this family build irregular webs close to or directly on the ground. Typically they create a tangle of silken fibers among several branches or stems of one plant. Suborders Araneomorphae Mesothelae Mygalomorphae See the taxonomy section for families Spiders are invertebrate animals that produce silk, have eight legs and no wings. ...
This used to a family of small, cribellate species building irregular webs in foliage in the tops of weed and twigs, and underneath stones and other objects on the ground.
The two species of Mastigusa are associated with the interior of ant nests and are rarely found outside the nests.
For the time being the genus is assigned ti Dictynidae but this may very well change in the future.
Archaeodictyna ulova, new species (Araneae, Dictynidae) : a remarkable kleptoparasite of group-living eresid spiders (Stegodyphus spp., Araneae, Eresidae).
"A new species of Dictynidae, Archaeodictyna ulova, was found living in the communal retreats of two species of group-living eresid spiders, Stegodyphus mimosarum Pavesi and Stegodyphus dumicola Pocock, in Natal and the eastern Transvaal regions of South Africa.
A species description and diagnosis are given, with observations of behavior in the field and laboratory.
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