Scytodinae Blackwall, 1864

Zamani, Alireza, Stockmann, Mark, Magalhaes, Ivan L. F. & Rheims, Cristina A., 2022, New taxonomic considerations in the spitting spider family Scytodidae (Arachnida: Araneae), Zootaxa 5092 (2), pp. 151-175 : 153

Subfamily Scytodinae Blackwall, 1864

Type genus. Scytodes Latreille, 1804

Diagnosis. Males of Scytodinae differ from those of Scyloxinae subfam. n. by the palp with bulb inserted subapically and cymbium with apical digitiform extension bearing blunt macrosetae ( Figs 3G–H , 5A–D , 8F–G , 11G–J ) (vs. bulb inserted apically on cymbium, lacking digitiform extension and blunt macrosetae in Scyloxinae subfam. n.). Females differ by the presence of pair of epigynal postepigastric fovea and positioning ridges ( Figs 3I , 6A , 9A–B , 12A ) (vs. absent in Scyloxinae subfam. n.).

Included genera. Scytodes and Dictis .

Figures

FIGURE 3. Scytodes arwa Rheims, Brescovit & van Harten. A, G–H (IBSP 35570, male, holotype); B (IBSP 35582, female); E–F (IBSP 35581, female); I–J (IBSP 35583, female, holotype of S. makeda Rheims, Brescovit & van Harten syn. n.). A–B habitus, dorsal view (A male, B female); C–F tarsal claws, prolateral view (C male, leg I, D male, leg III, E female, leg I, F female, leg III, arrows point to inferior claw); G–H male, left palp (G prolateral view, H retrolateral view); I–J female genitalia (I ventral view; J vulva, dorsal view). Scale bars: A–B = 2 mm; C–J = 0.5 mm. AP = anterior plate; DR = dorsal receptacle; F = fovea; OS = outer spermathecae; PP = posterior plate; PR = positioning ridge.

FIGURE 5. Scytodes kumonga Zamani & Marusik (MACN-Ar 41841, male). A–F left palp. A retrolateral; B prolateral; C dorsal; D detail of bulb, prolateral; E embolus tip, detail; F palpal femur, stridulatory pick. Scale bars: A–B = 1 mm; C–D = 0.5 mm; E = 0.05 mm.

FIGURE 6. Scytodes kumonga Zamani & Marusik (MACN-Ar 42839, female). A vulva, dorsal; B detail of left DR and OS, dorsal; C detail of left OS, dorsal. Scale bars: A = 0.5 mm; B = 0.2 mm; C = 0.05 mm. AP = anterior plate; DR = dorsal receptacle; F = fovea; OS = outer spermathecae; PP = posterior plate; PR = positioning ridge.

FIGURE 8. Dictis soeur (Saaristo, 1997) comb. n. A–C (MRAC 177156, female holotype); D, F–G (ZMUT, male); E (ZMUT, female); A–E habitus (A dorsal, B ventral, C lateral, D dorsal, E dorsal); F–G left palp (F prolateral, G detail of bulb). Scale bars A–E = 2 mm; F = 0.5 mm; G = 0.25 mm.

FIGURE 9. Dictis soeur (Saaristo, 1997) comb. n. A female (MRAC 177156, holotype); B–C female (ZMUT) (B dorsal, C ventral). Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 11. Dictis striatipes L. Koch.A–D habitus, dorsal.A (IBSP 35568, male); B (IBSP 35566, female); C (NHMW, male); D (NHMW, female); E–F tarsal claws, prolateral (IBSP 35569, male) (E leg I, F leg III); G–H (IBSP 35559, holotype S. bilqis Rheims, Brescovit & van Harten syn. n.), left palp (G prolateral, H retrolateral); I–K (NHMW, male) left palp (I detail of bulb, retrolateral, J prolateral, K detail of embolus, prolateral, arrows point to prolateral pick). Scale bars: A–D = 1 mm; E–K = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 12. Dictis striatipes L. Koch, female. A–B (IBSP 35563) (A epigyne, B vulva); C–D (NHMW) (C epigyne, D vulva). Scale lines: 0.5 mm.AP = anterior plate; DR = dorsal receptacle; F = fovea; IS = inner spermathecae; OS = outer spermathecae; PP = posterior plate; PR = positioning ridge.