| Dictis | |
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| Dictis striatipes | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Scytodidae |
| Genus: | Dictis L. Koch, 18721 |
| Type species | |
| D. striatipes L. Koch, 1872
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| Species | |
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7, see text | |
| Synonyms1 | |
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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
References
References
- "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.