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Family Scytodidae - Spitting Spiders

Scytodes sp. - Scytodes globula Spitting Spider - Scytodes atlacoya Spider ? 031416 ID - Scytodes atlacoya Scytodes 2 - Dictis striatipes - female Scytodes thoracica ? - Scytodes atlacoya Scytodes - Scytodes atlacoya Scytodes globula - male Scytodes atlacoya - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Synspermiata)
Family Scytodidae (Spitting Spiders)
Numbers
There are 241 species of scytodids in 4 genera. Two genera are found in the US:
Scytodes (221 species worldwide, 9 in the US): alayoi, atlacoya, dorothea (velutina), fusca, globula, longipes, thoracica, univittata, and zapatana.
Dictis (4 species worldwide, 1 in the US): striatipes

* All information as of 24 Apr 2022
Identification
Spitting spiders have 6 eyes and are slow moving. They are usually fairly easy to identify by their large round cephalothorax and their long, thin legs.


Front view Eye Arrangement


Refer to the Scytodes genus page for more specific ID guidance.
Remarks
Not dangerous.