Megadictyna

Megadictyna

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Megadictynidae
Genus: Megadictyna
Dahl, 1906
Species:
M. thilenii
Binomial name
Megadictyna thilenii
Dahl, 1906
Synonyms
  • Ihurakius forsteri
  • Megadictyna thileniusi

Megadictyna is a genus of spiders in the family Megadictynidae. It was first described in 1906 by Friedrich Dahl. As of February 2019, it contains only one species, Megadictyna thilenii, found in New Zealand. Similar to many RTA clade spiders, Megadictyna build wheel-shaped orb webs.