Khalotyna

Khalotyna
Female in Canada
Male in Texas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Dictynidae
Genus: Khalotyna
Cala-Riquelme, Alequín & Esposito, 2025
Species:
K. calcarata
Binomial name
Khalotyna calcarata
(Banks, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Dictyna calcarata Banks, 1904
  • Dictyna dactylata Chamberlin, in Chamberlin & Woodbury, 1929
  • Dictyna hoples Chamberlin, in Chamberlin & Woodbury, 1929
  • Tosyna calcarata Chamberlin, 1948

Khalotyna is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Dictynidae containing the single species, Khalotyna calcarata.

Distribution

Khalotyna calcarata has been recorded in Canada, the United States and Mexico. It has been introduced to Hawaii.

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of "Khalo", honoring Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (misspelled) and the ending -yna, indicating the genus Dictyna where the species originally resided.

References

  1. 1 2 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. Khalotyna Cala-Riquelme, Alequín & Esposito, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-29.