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Dipoena destricta Simon, 1903

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Dipoena destricta Simon, 1903
Name authority
Simon, 1903
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Family
Theridiidae
Genus
Dipoena
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumChelicerata
  5. classArachnida
  6. orderAraneae
  7. familyTheridiidae Sundevall, 1833
  8. genusDipoena Thorell, 1869
  9. speciesDipoena destricta Simon, 1903

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Dipoena. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dipoena appalachia Levi, 1953TheridiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dipoena arborea F. Zhang & B. S. Zhang, 2011TheridiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dipoena austera Simon, 1908TheridiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dipoena banksi Chickering, 1943TheridiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dipoena bellingeri Levi, 1963TheridiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dipoena bodjensis (Simon, 1885)TheridiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dipoena bryantae Chickering, 1943TheridiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dipoena calvata Gao & Li, 2014TheridiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dipoena cathedralis Levi, 1953TheridiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dipoena chillana Levi, 1963TheridiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dipoena crocea (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896)TheridiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dipoena dorsata Muma, 1944TheridiidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 145 records assigned to Theridiidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Sierra Leone

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Simon, E. (1903e). Arachnides de la Guinée espagnole. Memorias de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural 1(3): 65-124. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:36PPJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.