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Scytodidae spiders are haplogyne, meaning they lack hardened female genitalia. They have six eyes, like most spiders in this group, arranged in three pairs. They possess long legs and a dome-shaped cephalothorax, and are usually yellow or light brown with black spots or marks. Their domed head and three eye groups tend to resemble a human skull ...
Scytodes is a genus of spitting spiders that occur all around the world. The most widely distributed species is Scytodes thoracica, which originally had a palearctic distribution, but has been introduced to North America, Argentina, India, Australia, and New Zealand. [1]
Scytodes univittata is a species of spitting spider in the family Scytodidae. It is generally found in Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and India. This species has been introduced to Hawaii, Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, Canary Islands, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Egypt and there is a subspecies Scytodes u. unilineata endemic to Myanmar.
Scytodes fusca, the brown spitting spider, is a species of spitting spider in the family Scytodidae. It is found in Central and Southern America, has been introduced into Europe, tropical Africa , Seychelles , Myanmar, China, Japan, and Hawaii.
Earlier studies agree in placing the Sicariidae as the most basal family, but reverse the positions of Drymusidae and Scytodidae. Scytodoidea is placed within the haplogyne clade of araneomorph spiders, as one of the more derived clades.
Scytodes longipes is a species of spitting spider in the family Scytodidae. It is found in Southern America, has been introduced into Pacific Islands, Guinea, Congo, Indonesia (Irian Jaya), and Australia (Queensland). [1] [2] [3] [4]
(Top) 1 Dictis. 2 Scyloxes. 3 Scytodes. 4 Stedocys. 5 References. Toggle the table of contents. List of Scytodidae species. 7 languages. ... Brown spitting spider ...
Scytodes thoracica is a spitting spider, so called because it spits a venomous sticky silken substance over its prey. Its size ranges between 3–6 mm (0.12–0.24 in). The carapace is unusual in sloping upwards towards its rear end, whereas the abdomen slopes downwards. It has six eyes instead of the eight spiders usually have.