Purplecorna is a genus of spiders in the family Dictynidae.[2]
| Purplecorna | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Dictynidae |
| Genus: | Purplecorna Cala-Riquelme & Esposito, 2025[1] |
| Type species | |
| Dictyna incredula Gertsch & Davis, 1937 | |
| Species | |
|
7, see text | |
Distribution
editEtymology
editThe genus name refers to purple corn, a variety of corn originating in South America.[1]
Taxonomy
editSpecies
editAs of October 2025[update], this genus includes seven species:[2]
- Purplecorna gloria (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944) – United States
- Purplecorna guerrerensis (Gertsch & Davis, 1937) – Mexico
- Purplecorna incredula (Gertsch & Davis, 1937) – Mexico (type species)
- Purplecorna lecta (Chickering, 1952) – Panama
- Purplecorna meditata (Gertsch, 1936) – Mexico to Panama, Jamaica, Cuba, Bonaire
- Purplecorna miniata (Banks, 1898) – Mexico
- Purplecorna terrestris (Emerton, 1911) – Canada, United States
References
edit- 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.
- 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Purplecorna Cala-Riquelme & Esposito, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
