Khalotyna
| Khalotyna | |
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| Female in Canada | |
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| Male in Texas | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Dictynidae |
| Genus: | Khalotyna Cala-Riquelme, Alequín & Esposito, 2025[1] |
| Species: | K. calcarata |
| Binomial name | |
| Khalotyna calcarata | |
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Khalotyna is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Dictynidae containing the single species, Khalotyna calcarata.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Khalotyna calcarata has been recorded in Canada, the United States and Mexico. It has been introduced to Hawaii.[2]
Etymology
[edit]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.[1]
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 "Gen. Khalotyna Cala-Riquelme, Alequín & Esposito, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
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