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Scytodes
Scytodes is a genus of spitting spiders that occur all around the world, with the most widely distributed species being Scytodes thoracica, originally having a palearctic distribution but has since been introduced to North America, Argentina, India, Australia, Asia and New Zealand.
Individuals of the genus are generally characterized by their predominant pale yellow coloration and black markings on their cephalothorax compounded with long, thin hairless legs with black bands.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Common Spitting Spider
speciesScytodes thoracica
Scytodes atlacoya
speciesScytodes atlacoya
Brown Spitting Spider
speciesScytodes fusca
Chilean Tiger Spider
speciesScytodes globula
Scytodes univittata
speciesScytodes univittata
Long-legged Spitting Spider
speciesScytodes longipes
Scytodes velutina
speciesScytodes velutina
Scytodes pallida
speciesScytodes pallida
Port Elizabeth spitting spider
speciesScytodes elizabethae
Scytodes alayoi
speciesScytodes alayoi
Scytodes armata
speciesScytodes armata
Scytodes orellana
speciesScytodes orellana
Scytodes ytu
speciesScytodes ytu
Scytodes propinqua
speciesScytodes propinqua
Slow-moving Spitting Spider
speciesScytodes tardigrada
Scytodes canariensis
speciesScytodes canariensis
Scytodes seppoi
speciesScytodes seppoi
Seaside spitting spider
speciesScytodes maritima
Scytodes itzana
speciesScytodes itzana
Scytodes liui
speciesScytodes liui
Scytodes annulipes
speciesScytodes annulipes
Scytodes caffra
speciesScytodes caffra
Scytodes flagellata
speciesScytodes flagellata
Scytodes testudo
speciesScytodes testudo
Scytodes alfredi
speciesScytodes alfredi
Scytodes cogu
speciesScytodes cogu
Scytodes dorothea
speciesScytodes dorothea
Scytodes mayahuel
speciesScytodes mayahuel
Scytodes kumonga
speciesScytodes kumonga
Scytodes arenacea
speciesScytodes arenacea
Scytodes championi
speciesScytodes championi
Scytodes arwa
speciesScytodes arwa
Scytodes drakensbergensis
speciesScytodes drakensbergensis
Scytodes itapevi
speciesScytodes itapevi
Scytodes argelia
speciesScytodes argelia
Scytodes schultzei
speciesScytodes schultzei
Scytodes venusta
speciesScytodes venusta
Scytodes kinzelbachi
speciesScytodes kinzelbachi
Scytodes zamena
speciesScytodes zamena
Scytodes chiquimula
speciesScytodes chiquimula
Scytodes panguana
speciesScytodes panguana
Scytodes aharonii
speciesScytodes aharonii
Scytodes punctipes
speciesScytodes punctipes
Scytodes broomi
speciesScytodes broomi
Scytodes darlingtoni
speciesScytodes darlingtoni
Scytodes mawphlongensis
speciesScytodes mawphlongensis
Scytodes kinsukus
speciesScytodes kinsukus
Scytodes maquine
speciesScytodes maquine
Scytodes redempta
speciesScytodes redempta
Scytodes intricata
speciesScytodes intricata
Scytodes uligocetes
speciesScytodes uligocetes
Scytodes vaurieorum
speciesScytodes vaurieorum
Scytodes dissimulans
speciesScytodes dissimulans
Scytodes zapatana
speciesScytodes zapatana
Scytodes maromba
speciesScytodes maromba
Scytodes cellularis
speciesScytodes cellularis
Scytodes congoanus
speciesScytodes congoanus
Scytodes alcomitzli
speciesScytodes alcomitzli
Scytodes atlacamani
speciesScytodes atlacamani
Scytodes atlatonin
speciesScytodes atlatonin
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 57451.