Scytodes quinqua
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Namibia Spitting Spider | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Scytodidae |
| Genus: | Scytodes |
| Species: | S. quinqua |
| Binomial name | |
| Scytodes quinqua | |
Scytodes quinqua is a species of spider in the family Scytodidae.[2] It is found in Namibia and South Africa and is commonly known as the Namibia spitting spider.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
Scytodes quinqua has a short central stripe just behind the eyes which continues in front of the eyes to the edge of the clypeus. The legs have coxae and trochanters without markings, except the first coxa which has an indistinct apical stripe. The femora of legs I and II have an indistinct basal, a median, and an apical band, while legs III and IV have irregular spots and blotches throughout.[3]
