Scyloxes

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Scyloxes is a genus of Tajikistani spitting spiders containing three species. It was first described by P. M. Dunin in 1992[1] and remained a monotypic genus until 2022, when Zamani et al. moved two species into the genus, S. magna and S. zhaoi, from Scytodes and Stedocys, respectively.[2] It is found in Tajikistan, Malaysia and Thailand.[3]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
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Scyloxes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Scytodidae
Genus: Scyloxes
Dunin, 1992
Type species
S. asiatica
Dunin, 1992
Species
  • Scyloxes asiatica Dunin, 1992
  • Scyloxes magna Bristowe, 1952
  • Scyloxes zhaoi Wu & Li, 2017
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