Purplecorna

Purplecorna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Dictynidae
Genus: Purplecorna
Cala-Riquelme & Esposito, 2025
Type species
Dictyna incredula
Gertsch & Davis, 1937
Species

7, see text

Purplecorna is a genus of spiders in the family Dictynidae.

Distribution

Most species are found from Canada to Mexico, with one endemic to Panama, and another reaching into the Caribbean.

Etymology

The genus name refers to purple corn, a variety of corn originating in South America.

Taxonomy

All species transferred to this genus were formerly placed in Dictyna.

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes seven species:

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 4 "Gen. Purplecorna Cala-Riquelme & Esposito, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-29.