''Dictis'' is a

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of spitting spiders that was first described by

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in 1872.

Species

it contains seven species, found in

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and

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (; Seychellois Creole: ), is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 155 islands (as per the Constitution) in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, ...

: *'' 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 (

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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 *'' 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.
ondal, Ayan & Chanda, Debomay & Vartak, Atul & Kulkarni, Siddharth. (2020). A Field Guide to the Spider Genera of India.

References

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

Species

Behaviour and Ecology

See also

References