Scytodes fusca
| Scytodes fusca | |
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| Female | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Scytodidae |
| Genus: | Scytodes |
| Species: | S. fusca
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| Binomial name | |
| Scytodes fusca Walckenaer, 1837[1]
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Scytodes fusca is a species of spider in the family Scytodidae.[2] It is commonly known as the dark common spitting spider and is a cosmopolitan species that has been introduced to numerous regions worldwide.[3]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Scytodes fusca is a cosmopolitan species described by Walckenaer in 1837. Originally from Central and southern America, it has been introduced St. Helena, Europe, Africa, Seychelles, India, Myanmar, Indonesia, China, Japan, and Hawaii.[2]
In South Africa, it is recorded from six provinces and is found at elevations ranging from 16 to 1,618 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
[edit | edit source]This is a species frequently found in houses. They are nocturnal cursorial spiders and have a specialized way of catching prey. In South Africa, the species has been sampled from the Fynbos, Grassland, Nama Karoo, Savanna, and Thicket biomes.[3]
Description
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Conservation
[edit | edit source]Scytodes fusca is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide range. There are no significant threats to the species. It is protected in Karoo National Park and Kruger National Park.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]This is an introduced cosmopolitan species known from both sexes, which have been illustrated.[3]
References
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