Nopalityna is a genus of spiders in the family Dictynidae.
Distribution Nopalityna occurs in North America, with species distributed across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Description
Etymology The genus name is a combination of nopalito, a Mexican dish made from diced nopales (the stems of prickly pair cactuses), and the ending -yna, in this case referring to the genus Emblyna, where the type species was originally placed.
Species , this genus includes six species:
Nopalityna francisca (Bishop & Ruderman, 1946) – United States Nopalityna jonesae (Roewer, 1955) – Canada, United States Nopalityna orbiculata (Jones, 1947) – United States Nopalityna sublata (Hentz, 1850) – Canada, United States, Mexico (type species) Nopalityna suprenans (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935) – United States Nopalityna uintana (Chamberlin, 1919) – United States
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