Scytodes fusca
Species of spider
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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]
| Scytodes fusca | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Scytodidae |
| Genus: | Scytodes |
| Species: | S. fusca |
| Binomial name | |
| Scytodes fusca Walckenaer, 1837[1] | |
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Distribution
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
Description
missing legs
female with egg sac
Conservation
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
This is an introduced cosmopolitan species known from both sexes, which have been illustrated.[3]
