''Dictis'' is a

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of spitting spiders that was first described by

Ludwig Carl Christian Koch Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (8 November 1825 – 1 November 1908) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was born in Regensburg, Germany, and died in Nuremberg, Germany. He studied in Nuremberg, initially law, but then turned to medic ...

in 1872.

Species

it contains four species, found in

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and

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, V ...

: *'' Dictis elongata'' Dankittipakul & Singtripop, 2010 – Thailand *'' Dictis soeur'' (Saaristo, 1997) – Seychelles *''

Dictis striatipes ''Dictis'' is a genus of spitting spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1872. Species it contains four species, found in Asia, Oceania, North America and Seychelles: *'' Dictis elongata'' Dankittipakul & Singtripop, ...

'' L. Koch, 1872 (

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) – Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Iran, tropical Asia, Korea, Japan, China to Australia, Pacific Isles. Introduced to USA, Mexico *'' Dictis thailandica'' Dankittipakul & Singtripop, 2010 – Thailand

References

Araneomorphae genera Scytodidae Spiders of Asia Spiders of Australia Taxa named by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch {{Araneomorphae-stub

Species

See also

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