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Scytodes
Description | Scytodes is a genus of spitting spiders that occur all around the world. The most widely distributed species is Scytodes thoracica, which originally had a palearctic distribution, but has been introduced to North America, Argentina, India, Australia, and New Zealand. The genus was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scytodes, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Araneae : Scytodidae : Scytodes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Scytodes Latreille, 1804 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Latreille, Pierre A. 1804. Tableau méthodique des Insectes. Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle. Déterville, Paris. Vol. 24: 129–200. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (14%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 113 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | terrestrial (based on Arachnida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Arachnida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Xiphosurida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Xiphosura) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | chitin (based on Arachnida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. A. Dunlop, D. Penney, and D. Jekel. 2013. A summary list of fossil spiders and their relatives. In N. Platnick (ed.), The World Spider Catalog, version 14.0. American Museum of Natural History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Echte Speispinnen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scytodes |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Scytodes adisi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes aethiopica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes affinis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes aharonii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes akytaba species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes alayoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes albiapicalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes alcomitzli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes alfredi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes altamira species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes annulipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes antonina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes apuecatu species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes arboricola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes arenacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes armata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes aruensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes arwa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes atlacamani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes atlacoya species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes atlatonin species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes auricula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes balbina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes becki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes bergeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes bertheloti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes bilqis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes blanda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes bocaina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes bonito species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes brignolii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes broomi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes brunnea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes caffra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes caipora species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes camerunensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes canariensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes caratinga species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes caure species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes cavernarum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes cedri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes cellularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes championi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes chantico species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes chapeco species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes chiconahui species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes chiquimula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes chopim species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes clavata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes cogu species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes congoanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes constellata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes coronata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes cotopitoka species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes cubensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes curimaguana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes curupira species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes darlingtoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes diminuta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes dissimulans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes dollfusi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes domhelvecio species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes dorothea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes drakensbergensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes edwardsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes eleonorae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes elizabethae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes farri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes flagellata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes florifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes fourchei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes fusca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes genebra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes gertschi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes gilva species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes globula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes gooldi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes grammocephala species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes guapiassu species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes guttipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes hahahae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes hani ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Scytodes humilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes iabaday species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes iara species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes ilhota species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes imbituba species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes immaculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes insperata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes intricata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes itabaiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes itacuruassu species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes itapecerica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes itapevi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes itzana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes itzli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes janauari species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes jousseaumei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes jurubatuba species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes jurupari species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes jyapara species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes kaokoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes karrooica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes kinsukus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes kinzelbachi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes lanceolata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes lara species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes lawrencei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes leipoldti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes leprosula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes lesserti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes lewisi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes lineatipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes liui species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes longipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes lorenzoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes lugubris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes luteola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes lycosella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes lyriformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes magna species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes major species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes makeda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes mangabeiras species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes mapia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes mapinguari species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes maquine species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes maresi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes marginalis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | |
Scytodes maritima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes marlieria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes maromba species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes marshalli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes martiusi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes mawphlongensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes mayahuel species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes miloti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes montana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes monticola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes multilineata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes nambiobyrassu species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes nambiussu species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes nanahuatzin species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes nigristernis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes noeli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes obelisci species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes opoxtli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes oswaldi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes paarmanni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes pallida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes panamensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes panguana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes paramera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes pholcoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes piliformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Scytodes pintodarochai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes piroca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes piyampisi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes planithorax ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Scytodes propinqua species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes pulchella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes punctipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes quarta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes quattuordecemmaculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes quinqua species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes redempta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes reticulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes robertoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes rubra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes ruficeps species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes ruizensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes rupestris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes saaristoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes saci species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes sansibarica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes schultzei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes semipullata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes seppoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes sexstriata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes silvatica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes sincora species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes skuki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes socialis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes sordida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes stoliczkai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes strandi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes stridulans ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Scytodes strussmannae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes subadulta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes subthoracica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes subulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes suffusa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes symmetrica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes tabuleiro species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes tacapepucu species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes tapacura species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes tapuia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes tardigrada species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes tegucigalpa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes tenerifensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes tertia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes testudo species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes tezcatlipoca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes thoracica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes tinkuan species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes tlaloc species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes triangulifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes trifoliata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes tropofila species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes turvo species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes tuyucua species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes tyaia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes tyaiamiri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes tyaiapyssanga species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes tzitzimime species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes uligocetes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes una species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes univittata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes upia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes vassununga species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes vaurieorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes velutina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes venusta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes vieirae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes vittata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes weitschati ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Scytodes xai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes ybyrapesse species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes yphanta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes yssaiapari species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes ytu species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes zamena species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes zamorano species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scytodes zapatana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1804 | Scytodes Latreille |
2013 | Scytodes Dunlop et al. |
2017 | Scytodes Wheeler et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!