Dictis
| Dictis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Scytodidae |
| Genus: | L. Koch, 1872[1] |
| Type species | |
| D. striatipes L. Koch, 1872 | |
| Species | |
| 7, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Soeuria Saristo, 1997 | |
Dictis is a genus of spitting spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1872.[2]
Species
As of January 2024 it contains seven species, found in Asia, Oceania, North America and Seychelles:[1]
- Dictis edwardsi Barrion, Barrion-Dupo & Heong, 2013 – China
- Dictis elongata Dankittipakul & Singtripop, 2010 – Thailand, Laos
- Dictis oranhutan Fomichev & Omelko, 2023 – Indonesia
- Dictis soeur (Saaristo, 1997) – Seychelles
- Dictis striatipes L. Koch, 1872 (type) – Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Iran, tropical Asia, Korea, Japan, China to Australia, Pacific Isles. Introduced to USA, Mexico
- Dictis thailandica Dankittipakul & Singtripop, 2010 – Thailand
- Dictis uncata Wu, M. Y. Zhang, M. M. Zhang & Yang, 2023 – China
Behaviour and Ecology
They are active hunters, and can be observed freely roaming in the foliage or on the forest floor. They prey on large ants and other spiders.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Gen. Dictis L. Koch, 1872". World Spider Catalog Version 24.5. Natural History Museum Bern. 2024. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Koch, L. (1872). Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Bauer & Raspe. pp. 105–368.
- ^ [1]Mondal, Ayan & Chanda, Debomay & Vartak, Atul & Kulkarni, Siddharth. (2020). A Field Guide to the Spider Genera of India.