Nigma puella

Nigma puella is a species of spider belonging to the family Dictynidae. It is found in Europe, Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and parts of North Africa.

Nigma puella
Nigma puella catching a small fly (Muscidae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Dictynidae
Genus:	Nigma
Species:	N. puella
Binomial name
Nigma puella (Simon, 1870)
Synonyms
Dictyna puella Heterodictyna puella Dictyna lobensis Dictyna eburnea Nigma canariensis

Like most members of the family, this is a small spider but the female is striking, with a light green abdomen marked with a bold maroon blotch and a variable amount of barring in the same colour. The male is reddish brown. This species makes a horizontal web over the top surface of a leaf.