Purplecorna

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

Purplecorna is a genus of spiders in the family Dictynidae.[2]

Distribution

Most species are found from Canada to Mexico, with one endemic to Panama, and another reaching into the Caribbean.[2]

Etymology

The genus name refers to purple corn, a variety of corn originating in South America.[1]

Taxonomy

All species transferred to this genus were formerly placed in Dictyna.[2]

Species

As of October 2025, 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

  1. ^ a b 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: 1–97. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf007.
  2. ^ a b c d "Gen. Purplecorna Cala-Riquelme & Esposito, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-29.


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