Dictis is a genus of spitting spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1872.[2]

Dictis
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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
Species

7, see text

Synonyms[1]

Soeuria Saristo, 1997

Species

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As of January 2024 it contains seven species, found in Asia, Oceania, North America and Seychelles:[1]

Behaviour and Ecology

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Dictis L. Koch, 1872". World Spider Catalog Version 24.5. Natural History Museum Bern. 2024. doi:10.24436/2. 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.