Biology:Dictis

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Short description: Genus of spiders

Dictis
Scientific classification e
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]

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gen. Dictis L. Koch, 1872. Natural History Museum Bern. 2024. doi:10.24436/2. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/3068. Retrieved 12 January 2024. 
  2. Koch, L. (1872). Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Bauer & Raspe. pp. 105–368. 
  3. [1]Mondal, Ayan & Chanda, Debomay & Vartak, Atul & Kulkarni, Siddharth. (2020). A Field Guide to the Spider Genera of India.

Wikidata ☰ Q930929 entry