# List of Scytodidae species

This page lists all described species of the spider family Scytodidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog as of January 2024:

## Dictis

Dictis L. Koch, 1872
* D. edwardsi Barrion, Barrion-Dupo & Heong, 2013 — China (Hainan)
* D. elongata Dankittipakul & Singtripop, 2010 — Thailand, Laos
* D. oranhutan Fomichev & Omelko, 2023 — Indonesia (Sumatra)
* D. soeur Saaristo, 1997 — Seychelles
* D. striatipes L. Koch, 1872 (type) — Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Iran, tropical Asia, Korea, Japan, China to Australia, Pacific Isles. Introduced to USA, Mexico
* D. thailandica Dankittipakul & Singtripop, 2010 — Thailand
* D. uncata Wu, M. Y. Zhang, M. M. Zhang & Yang, 2023 — China

## Scyloxes

Scyloxes Dunin, 1992
* S. asiatica Dunin, 1992 (type) — Tajikistan
* S. magna Bristowe, 1952 — Malaysia
* S. zhaoi Wu & Li, 2017 — Thailand

## Scytodes

Scytodes Latreille, 1804
* S. adisi Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. aethiopica Simon, 1907 — Ethiopia
* S. affinis Kulczyński, 1901 — Ethiopia
* S. aharonii Strand, 1914 — Israel
* S. akytaba Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 — Brazil
* S. alayoi Alayón, 1977 — Mexico, Cuba
* S. albiapicalis Strand, 1907 — China
* S. alcomitzli Rheims, Brescovit & Durán-Barrón, 2007 — Mexico
* S. alfredi Gajbe, 2004 — India
* S. altamira Rheims & Brescovit, 2000 — Brazil
* S. annulipes Simon, 1907 — Algeria, Tunisia, Libya
* S. antonina Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. apuecatu Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 — Brazil
* S. arboricola Millot, 1946 — Ivory Coast
* S. arenacea Purcell, 1904 — Namibia, South Africa
* S. armata Brescovit & Rheims, 2001 — Costa Rica
* S. aruensis Strand, 1911 — Indonesia (Aru Is.)
* S. arwa Rheims, Brescovit & van Harten, 2006 — Yemen, Iran
* S. atlacamani Rheims, Brescovit & Durán-Barrón, 2007 — Mexico
* S. atlacoya Rheims, Brescovit & Durán-Barrón, 2007 — Mexico
* S. atlatonin Rheims, Brescovit & Durán-Barrón, 2007 — Mexico
* S. auricula Rheims & Brescovit, 2000 — Brazil
* S. balbina Rheims & Brescovit, 2000 — Brazil
* S. becki Rheims & Brescovit, 2001 — Brazil
* S. bertheloti Lucas, 1838 — Mediterranean to Turkmenistan
* S. bilqis Rheims, Brescovit & van Harten, 2006 — Yemen
* S. blanda Bryant, 1940 — Cuba
* S. bocaina Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. bonito Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. brignolii Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. broomi Pocock, 1902 — Namibia, South Africa
* S. brunnea González-Sponga, 2004 — Venezuela
* S. caffra Purcell, 1904 — South Africa
* S. caipora Rheims & Brescovit, 2004 — Brazil
* S. camerunensis Strand, 1906 — Cameroon
* S. canariensis Wunderlich, 1987 — Canary Is.
* S. caratinga Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. caure Rheims & Brescovit, 2004 — Brazil
* S. cavernarum Roewer, 1962 — Malaysia
* S. cedri Purcell, 1904 — South Africa
* S. cellularis Simon, 1907 — Congo
* S. championi F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899 — Mexico to Brazil
* S. chantico Rheims, Brescovit & Durán-Barrón, 2007 — Mexico
* S. chapeco Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. chiconahui Rheims, Brescovit & Durán-Barrón, 2007 — Mexico
* S. chiquimula Brescovit & Rheims, 2001 — Guatemala
* S. chopim Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. clavata Benoit, 1965 — Congo
* S. cogu Brescovit & Rheims, 2001 — Costa Rica
* S. congoanus Strand, 1908 — Congo
* S. constellata Lawrence, 1938 — South Africa
* S. coronata Thorell, 1899 — West Africa
* S. cotopitoka Rheims, Barreiros, Brescovit & Bonaldo, 2005 — Brazil
* S. cubensis Alayón, 1977 — Cuba, Trinidad
* S. curimaguana González-Sponga, 2004 — Venezuela
* S. curupira Rheims & Brescovit, 2004 — Brazil
* S. darlingtoni Alayón, 1977 — Cuba
* S. diminuta Valerio, 1981 — Costa Rica
* S. dissimulans Petrunkevitch, 1929 — Puerto Rico
* S. dollfusi Millot, 1941 — Ivory Coast
* S. domhelvecio Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. dorothea Gertsch, 1935 — USA
* S. drakensbergensis Lawrence, 1947 — South Africa
* S. edwardsi Barrion, Barrion-Dupo & Heong, 2013 — China (Hainan)
* S. eleonorae Rheims & Brescovit, 2001 — Brazil
* S. elizabethae Purcell, 1904 — South Africa
* S. farri Alayón, 1985 — Jamaica
* S. flagellata Purcell, 1904 — South Africa
* S. florifera Yin & Xu, 2012 — China
* S. fourchei Lessert, 1939 — Central, East Africa
* S. fusca Walckenaer, 1837 — Central and Southern America. Introduced to Europe, tropical Africa, Seychelles, Myanmar, China, Japan, Hawaii
* S. genebra Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. gertschi Valerio, 1981 — Panama
* S. gilva (Thorell, 1887) — India, Myanmar
* S. globula Nicolet, 1849 — Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile
* S. gooldi Purcell, 1904 — South Africa
* S. grammocephala Simon, 1909 — Vietnam
* S. guapiassu Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. guttipes Simon, 1893 — Venezuela, Trinidad
* S. hahahae Rheims & Brescovit, 2001 — Brazil
* S. humilis L. Koch, 1875 — Ethiopia
* S. iabaday Rheims & Brescovit, 2001 — Brazil
* S. iara Rheims & Brescovit, 2004 — Brazil
* S. ilhota Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. imbituba Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. immaculata L. Koch, 1875 — Egypt, Greece
* S. insperata Soares & Camargo, 1948 — Brazil
* S. intricata Banks, 1909 — Mexico to Costa Rica
* S. itabaiana Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. itacuruassu Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 — Brazil
* S. itapecerica Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. itapevi Brescovit & Rheims, 2000 — Brazil
* S. itzana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1938 — Mexico
* S. itzli Rheims, Brescovit & Durán-Barrón, 2007 — Mexico
* S. janauari Brescovit & Höfer, 1999 — Brazil
* S. jousseaumei Simon, 1907 — Djibouti
* S. jurubatuba Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. jurupari Rheims & Brescovit, 2004 — Brazil
* S. jyapara Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 — Brazil
* S. kaokoensis Lawrence, 1928 — Namibia
* S. karrooica Purcell, 1904 — South Africa
* S. kinsukus Patel, 1975 — India
* S. kinzelbachi Wunderlich, 1995 — Turkey, Jordan
* S. kumonga Zamani & Marusik, 2020 — Iran
* S. lanceolata Purcell, 1904 — South Africa
* S. lawrencei Lessert, 1939 — Central, East Africa
* S. leipoldti Purcell, 1904 — South Africa
* S. leprosula Strand, 1913 — Central Africa
* S. lesserti Millot, 1941 — Guinea
* S. lewisi Alayón, 1985 — Jamaica
* S. lineatipes Taczanowski, 1874 — Venezuela to Paraguay
* S. liui Wang, 1994 — China
* S. longipes Lucas, 1844 — Central and South America. Introduced to Guinea, DR Congo, Indonesia (New Guinea), Japan, Australia (Queensland), Pacific Is., Hawaii
** S. l. simplex Franganillo, 1926 — Cuba
* S. lorenzoi Alayón, 1977 — Cuba
* S. lugubris (Thorell, 1887) — Tropical Asia. Introduced to Hawaii, Mexico
* S. luteola Simon, 1893 — Venezuela
* S. lycosella Purcell, 1904 — South Africa
* S. lyriformis Purcell, 1904 — South Africa
* S. magna Bristowe, 1952 — Malaysia
* S. major Simon, 1886 — Africa
* S. makeda Rheims, Brescovit & van Harten, 2006 — Yemen, Oman, Iran
* S. mangabeiras Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. mapia Rheims & Brescovit, 2000 — Brazil
* S. mapinguari Rheims & Brescovit, 2004 — Brazil
* S. maquine Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. maresi Rheims & Brescovit, 2001 — Brazil
* S. maritima Lawrence, 1938 — South Africa
* S. marlieria Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. maromba Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. marshalli Pocock, 1902 — South Africa
* S. martiusi Brescovit & Höfer, 1999 — Brazil
* S. mawphlongensis Tikader, 1966 — India, Nepal, Thailand
* S. mayahuel Rheims, Brescovit & Durán-Barrón, 2007 — Mexico
* S. montana Purcell, 1904 — South Africa
* S. monticola González-Sponga, 2004 — Venezuela
* S. multilineata Thorell, 1899 — West, Central Africa
* S. nambiobyrassu Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. nambiussu Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 — Brazil
* S. nanahuatzin Rheims, Brescovit & Durán-Barrón, 2007 — Mexico
* S. nigristernis Simon, 1907 — Guinea-Bissau
* S. noeli Alayón, 1977 — Cuba
* S. obelisci Denis, 1947 — Egypt
* S. opoxtli Rheims, Brescovit & Durán-Barrón, 2007 — Mexico
* S. oswaldi Lenz, 1891 — Madagascar
* S. paarmanni Brescovit & Höfer, 1999 — Brazil
* S. pallida Doleschall, 1859 — India, China, Philippines, New Guinea
* S. panamensis Brescovit & Rheims, 2001 — Panama
* S. panguana Brescovit & Höfer, 1999 — Peru
* S. paramera González-Sponga, 2004 — Venezuela
* S. pholcoides Simon, 1898 — Seychelles
* S. pintodarochai Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. piroca Rheims & Brescovit, 2000 — Brazil
* S. piyampisi Rheims, Barreiros, Brescovit & Bonaldo, 2005 — Brazil
* S. propinqua Stoliczka, 1869 — Pakistan, India
* S. pulchella Berland, 1914 — East Africa
* S. punctipes Simon, 1907 — São Tomé and Príncipe
* S. quarta Lawrence, 1927 — Namibia
* S. quattuordecemmaculata Strand, 1907 — China
* S. quinqua Lawrence, 1927 — Namibia
* S. redempta Chamberlin, 1924 — Mexico
* S. reticulata Jézéquel, 1964 — Ivory Coast
* S. robertoi Alayón, 1977 — Cuba
* S. rubra Lawrence, 1937 — South Africa
* S. ruizensis Strand, 1914 — Colombia
* S. rupestris González-Sponga, 2004 — Venezuela
* S. saaristoi Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. saci Rheims & Brescovit, 2004 — Brazil
* S. sansibarica Strand, 1907 — Tanzania (Zanzibar)
* S. schultzei Purcell, 1908 — South Africa
* S. semipullata (Simon, 1909) — Tibet
* S. seppoi Bosmans & Van Keer, 2014 — Algeria, Tunisia
* S. sexstriata Roewer, 1960 — Afghanistan
* S. silvatica Purcell, 1904 — South Africa
* S. sincora Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. skuki Rheims & Brescovit, 2001 — Brazil
* S. socialis Miller, 2006 — Madagascar
* S. sordida Dyal, 1935 — Pakistan
* S. stoliczkai Simon, 1897 — India
* S. strandi Spassky, 1941 — Iran, Central Asia
* S. strussmannae Rheims & Brescovit, 2001 — Brazil
* S. subadulta Strand, 1911 — Indonesia (Aru Is.)
* S. subulata Purcell, 1904 — South Africa
* S. symmetrica Lawrence, 1938 — South Africa
* S. tabuleiro Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. tacapepucu Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 — Brazil
* S. tapacura Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. tapuia Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. tardigrada Thorell, 1881 — Myanmar, New Guinea, Australia (Queensland)
* S. tegucigalpa Brescovit & Rheims, 2001 — Honduras
* S. tenerifensis Wunderlich, 1987 — Canary Is.
* S. tertia Lawrence, 1927 — Angola, Namibia
* S. testudo Purcell, 1904 — South Africa
* S. tezcatlipoca Rheims, Brescovit & Durán-Barrón, 2007 — Mexico
* S. thoracica (Latreille, 1802) (type) — Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Iran, temperate Asia to China, Korea, Japan. Introduced to North America, Argentina, South Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand
* S. tinkuan Rheims & Brescovit, 2004 — Brazil
* S. tlaloc Rheims, Brescovit & Durán-Barrón, 2007 — Mexico
* S. triangulifera Purcell, 1904 — South Africa
* S. trifoliata Lawrence, 1938 — South Africa
* S. tropofila González-Sponga, 2004 — Venezuela
* S. turvo Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. tuyucua Brescovit, Rheims & Raizer, 2004 — Brazil
* S. tyaia Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. tyaiamiri Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 — Brazil
* S. tyaiapyssanga Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 — Brazil
* S. tzitzimime Rheims, Brescovit & Durán-Barrón, 2007 — Mexico
* S. uligocetes Valerio, 1981 — Costa Rica
* S. una Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. univittata Simon, 1882 — Egypt, Iran, India, Turkmenia, Kirghizia. Introduced to Hawaii, Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, Canary Is., Spain
** S. u. unilineata Thorell, 1887 — Myanmar
* S. upia Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 — Brazil
* S. vassununga Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. vaurieorum Brescovit & Rheims, 2001 — Mexico, Guatemala
* S. velutina Heineken & Lowe, 1832 — Mediterranean, Cape Verde Is., Seychelles
* S. venusta (Thorell, 1890) — Sri Lanka to Indonesia (Java). Introduced to the Netherlands
* S. vieirae Rheims & Brescovit, 2000 — Brazil
* S. vittata Keyserling, 1877 — Colombia, Brazil
* S. xai Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 — Brazil
* S. ybyrapesse Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 — Brazil
* S. yphanta Wang, 1994 — China
* S. yssaiapari Rheims & Brescovit, 2006 — Brazil
* S. ytu Rheims & Brescovit, 2009 — Brazil
* S. zamena Wang, 1994 — China
* S. zamorano Brescovit & Rheims, 2001 — Honduras
* S. zapatana Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940 — USA

## Stedocys

Stedocys Ono, 1995
* S. amamiensis Suguro, 2019 — Japan
* S. gaolingensis Wu & Li, 2017 — China
* S. huangniuensis Wu & Li, 2017 — China
* S. leopoldi (Giltay, 1935) — Malaysia, Thailand
* S. ludiyanensis Wu & Li, 2017 — China
* S. matuoensis Wu & Li, 2017 — China
* S. pagodas Labarque, Grismado, Ramírez, Yan & Griswold, 2009 — China
* S. pulianensis Wu & Li, 2017 — China
* S. shilinensis Wu & Li, 2017 — China
* S. uenorum Ono, 1995 (type) — Thailand
* S. xiangzhouensis Wu & Li, 2017 — China
* S. xianrenensis Wu & Li, 2017 — China
* S. vittiformis Chen, Liang, Yin, Xu & Wei, 2021 — China