Spiders of the Netherlands
Differences between Dictyna uncinata and Dictyna arundinacea
Dictyna uncinata
Dictyna arundinacea
These species are very similar in overall appearance; they may be distinguished by the hairs on the
prosoma, and the location of their webs.
Differences in appearance
- D. uncinata has three white stripes on the carapace; D. arundinacea has five.
D. uncinata hairs
- D. uncinata may be found at forest clearings; not in open terrain. D. arundinacea likes drier areas, such as heathland.
- D. uncinata builds its small web on the bottomside of leaves of bushes and oak trees; D. arundinacea builds its web over the ends of dried-up plants.