Califorenigma

Califorenigma
female
male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Dictynidae
Genus: Califorenigma
Cala-Riquelme, Gorneau & Esposito, 2025[2]
Species:
C. linsdalei
Binomial name
Califorenigma linsdalei
Synonyms
  • Heterodictyna linsdalei Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958
  • Nigma linsdalei Brignoli, 1983

Califorenigma is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Dictynidae containing the single species, Califorenigma linsdalei.[1]

Distribution

Califorenigma linsdalei is endemic to California.[1]

Etymology

The genus name is a word play, with the first part indicating the type locality, the end referring to genus Nigma, where the species resided before, and "enigma", highlighting the enigmatic features of this species.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Califorenigma Cala-Riquelme, Gorneau & Esposito, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  2. ^ 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.