Eriena

Eriena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Dictynidae
Genus: Eriena
Cala-Riquelme, Crews & Esposito, 2025
Type species
Dictyna minuta
Emerton, 1888
Species

2, see text

Eriena is a genus of spiders in the family Dictynidae.

Distribution

Eriena is found in North America.

Etymology

The genus name refers to the Erie people, who historically lived on the southern shore of Lake Erie.

Taxonomy

Both species were transferred from genus Dictyna.

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes two species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Montana, K. O.; Cala-Riquelme, F.; Crews, S. C.; Gorneau, J. A.; Al-Jamal, A. M.; Alequín, L. D.; Spagna, J. C.; Ballarin, F.; Esposito, L. A. (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 (2) zlaf007: 1–97. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf007.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Eriena Cala-Riquelme, Crews & Esposito, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-29.