| Diguetia | |
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| D. canities | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Diguetidae |
| Genus: | Diguetia Simon, 1895[1] |
| Type species | |
| D. canities (McCook, 1890)
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| Species | |
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12, see text | |
Diguetia is a genus of coneweb spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.[2] Members of this genus are six-eyed spiders that are either white or patterned. They are common in the southwestern United States and Mexico, and one species is found in Argentina. In the United States, species have been found in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas. These spiders build a tubular retreat at the tip of their tent-like webs. Once an insect is caught in the web, the spider bites it and injects venom to stop its prey from moving, later wrapping it in silk. Both males and females use stridulation while mating, with females also stridulating when harassed. Two species of jumping spiders feed on its eggs. There are eleven Diguetia species.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
NMBEwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Simon, E. (1895). "Sur les arachnides recueillis en Basse-Californie par M. Diguet". Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. 1: 105–107.