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Scytodoidea

Arachnida - Araneae

Taxonomy
Scytodoidea was named by Blackwall (1864). It is extant. Its type is Scytodes.

It was assigned to Synspermiata by Wheeler et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Scytodoidea Blackwall
2017Scytodoidea Wheeler et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
Prosomapoda
Planaterga
RankNameAuthor
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
Pantetrapulmonata
subclassTetrapulmonataSchultz 1990
Serikodiastida
orderAraneae
suborderOpisthothelaePocock 1892
infraorderAraneomorphaeSmith 1902
SynspermiataMichalik and Ramírez 2014
superfamilyScytodoideaBlackwall 1864
superfamilyScytodoideaBlackwall 1864

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. Scytodoidea Blackwall 1864
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Fm. Drymusidae Simon 1893
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G. Drymusa Simon 1892
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Drymusa aculicaput Wunderlich 2004
Fm. †Eopsilodercidae Wunderlich 2008
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Subfm. †Eopsilodercinae Wunderlich 2008
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G. †Eopsiloderces Wunderlich 2008
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Eopsiloderces filiformis Wunderlich 2012
Eopsiloderces loxosceloides Wunderlich 2008
Eopsiloderces serenitas Wunderlich 2015
G. †Propterpsiloderces Wunderlich 2015
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Propterpsiloderces crassitibia Wunderlich 2020
Propterpsiloderces cymbioseta Wunderlich 2020
Propterpsiloderces duplex Wunderlich 2020
Propterpsiloderces longisetae Wunderlich 2015
Propterpsiloderces similis Wunderlich 2021
Fm. Ochyroceratidae Fage 1912 [midget ground weaver]
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G. †Arachnolithulus Wunderlich 1988
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Arachnolithulus longipes Wunderlich 2004
Arachnolithulus pygmaeus Wunderlich 1988
Invalid names: Theotiminae Deeleman-Reinhold 1995 [empty]
Fm. †Praepholcidae Wunderlich 2017
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G. †Hamoderces Wunderlich 2020
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Hamoderces opilionoides Wunderlich 2020
G. †Praepholcus Wunderlich 2017
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Praepholcus huberi Wunderlich 2017
Fm. Psilodercidae Deeleman-Reinhold 1995
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G. †Aculeatosoma Wunderlich 2017
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Aculeatosoma pyritmutatio Wunderlich 2017
G. Leclercera Deeleman-Reinhold 1995
G. †Priscaleclercera Wunderlich 2017
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Priscaleclercera brevispinae Wunderlich 2017
Priscaleclercera christae Magalhaes et al. 2021
Priscaleclercera ellenbergeri Wunderlich 2015
Priscaleclercera furcata Wunderlich 2020
Priscaleclercera hamo Wunderlich 2020
Priscaleclercera liber Wunderlich 2020
Priscaleclercera longissipes Wunderlich 2012
Priscaleclercera paucispinae Wunderlich 2017
Priscaleclercera sexaculeata Wunderlich 2015
Priscaleclercera spicula Wunderlich 2012
G. Psiloderces Simon 1892
Fm. Scytodidae Blackwall 1864 [spitting spider]
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G. Scytodes Latreille 1804
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Scytodes marginalis Wunderlich 2004
Scytodes piliformis Wunderlich 1988
Scytodes planithorax Wunderlich 1988
Scytodes stridulans Wunderlich 1988
Scytodes weitschati Wunderlich 1993
Fm. Sicariidae Keyserling 1880 [recluse spider]
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G. Loxosceles Heineken and Lowe 1832
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Loxosceles defecta Wunderlich 1988
Loxosceles deformis Wunderlich 1988
Invalid names: Loxoscelidae Simon 1893 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Grouping: solitaryc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 09:55:58
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:55:58
Source: c = class
Reference: Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Holocene or 99.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar (Kachin) Eopsilodercidae indet. 1 (104053)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Eopsilodercidae indet. 3 (123020) Priscaleclercera christae (173343) Priscaleclercera sp. (123053) Propterpsiloderces cymbioseta (184692) Scytodidae indet., Eopsilodercidae indet. 2, Eopsiloderces sp., Leclercera sp., Eopsiloderces loxosceloides, Leclercera longissipes, Leclercera spicula, Psiloderces filiformis, Eopsiloderces serenitas, Eopsiloderces filiformis, Theotiminae indet., Leclercera ellenbergeri, Leclercera sexaculeata, Propterpsiloderces longisetae, Priscaleclercera sp., Praepholcus sp., Praepholcus huberi, Aculeatosoma pyritmutatio, Priscaleclercera brevispinae, Priscaleclercera paucispinae, Priscaleclercera hamo, Priscaleclercera furcata, Priscaleclercera liber, Propterpsiloderces crassitibia, Propterpsiloderces duplex, Hamoderces opilionoides, Propterpsiloderces similis, Praeterleptonetidae indet. (144466)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Scytodidae indet. 1 (147604)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Scytodes weitschati (110735) Scytodidae indet. 2, Scytodes sp. (124318)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Arachnolithulus longipes (122474) Arachnolithulus sp. (120817) Loxosceles sp., Scytodes sp. a, Scytodes sp. b, Scytodes sp. c, Arachnolithulus pygmaeus, Loxosceles deformis, Loxosceles defecta, Scytodes piliformis, Scytodes stridulans, Scytodes planithorax, Loxosceles aculicaput (146557)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar Scytodes marginalis (147603)