Khalotyna
Species of spider
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Khalotyna is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Dictynidae containing the single species, Khalotyna calcarata.[2]
| 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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Distribution
Etymology
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]
