Dictis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Scytodidae |
Genus: |
Dictis L. Koch, 1872 [1] |
Type species | |
D. striatipes L. Koch, 1872
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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]
As of January 2024 [update] it contains seven species, found in Asia, Oceania, North America and Seychelles: [1]
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]
Dictis | |
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Scientific classification
![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Scytodidae |
Genus: |
Dictis 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]
As of January 2024 [update] it contains seven species, found in Asia, Oceania, North America and Seychelles: [1]
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]