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Spitting spiders are a family of araneomorph spiders, the family Scytodidae, first described by John Blackwall in 1864. [2] It contains over 250 species in five genera , [ 1 ] of which Scytodes is the best-known.
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]
This page lists all described species of the spider family Scytodidae accepted by the World ... Brown spitting spider (Scytodes fusca), female. Chilean tiger spider
Now they're absent from their typical haunts: a local park, yard, parking lot. "I have to really, really look for them," she said, "but the brown widows are everywhere."
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.
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.
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]
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.