Dictis
{{Short description| Genus of spiders}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Dictis
| authority = L. Koch, 1872
| type_species = D. striatipes
| type_species_authority = L. Koch, 1872
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 7, see text
| synonyms = Soeuria {{small|Saristo, 1997}}
}}
Dictis is a genus of spitting spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1872.{{cite book| last=Koch| first=L.| year=1872| title=Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet| pages=105–368| publisher=Bauer & Raspe| author-link=Ludwig_Carl_Christian_Koch}}
Species
{{as of|2024|1}} it contains seven species, found in Asia, Oceania, North America and Seychelles:{{cite journal|year=2024|title=Gen. Dictis L. Koch, 1872|url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/3068|publisher=Natural History Museum Bern|doi=10.24436/2|access-date=12 January 2024|website=World Spider Catalog Version 24.5}}
- Dictis edwardsi Barrion, Barrion-Dupo & Heong, 2013 – China
- Dictis elongata Dankittipakul & Singtripop, 2010 – Thailand, Laos
- Dictis oranhutan Fomichev & Omelko, 2023 – Indonesia
- Dictis soeur (Saaristo, 1997) – Seychelles
- Dictis striatipes L. Koch, 1872 (type) – Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Iran, tropical Asia, Korea, Japan, China to Australia, Pacific Isles. Introduced to USA, Mexico
- Dictis thailandica Dankittipakul & Singtripop, 2010 – Thailand
- Dictis uncata Wu, M. Y. Zhang, M. M. Zhang & Yang, 2023 – China
Behaviour and Ecology
They are active hunters, and can be observed freely roaming in the foliage or on the forest floor. They prey on large ants and other spiders.[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349297445_A_Field_Guide_to_the_Spider_Genera_of_India]Mondal, Ayan & Chanda, Debomay & Vartak, Atul & Kulkarni, Siddharth. (2020). A Field Guide to the Spider Genera of India.
See also
References
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Category:Taxa named by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch
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