Dictynidae is a family of cribellate, hackled band-producing spiders first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1871.

[1] Most build irregular webs on or near the ground, creating a tangle of silken fibers among several branches or stems of one plant.

[2] The genus Argyroneta has been placed in a separate family Argyronetidae, but the family is not accepted by the World Spider Catalog and the genus is included in the Dictynidae.

[3] As of April 2019[update], the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:[3]

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