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Scytodidae Scytodes

Scytodes pallida Doleschall, 1859

Pale Spitting Spider

This species is similar to Scytodes sp.. with common features such as having fine black lines on a pale carapace and abdomen, resembling delicate ink brush calligraphy. Both have eyes that appear reddish orange under certain angles of light.

However, the black lines on the body of S. pallida are more distinct. While Scytodes sp. lives in disturbed or man-made environments such as foliage of roadside trees and streetscape shrubbery, S. pallida is a forest dweller.

Length♀ 4–7 mm; ♂ 3–4 mm
HabitatPrimary and mature secondary forests.
BiologyBoth sexes build transparent retreats of tough silk under foliage in the understorey.
Type LocalityAmbon, Maluku, Indonesia.
DistributionSingapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines, China, India

Taxonomy

Taxonomic references

  1. Scytodes pallida (Original description ♀)

    Doleschall, 1859 Tweede Bijdrage tot de kennis der Arachniden van den Indischen Archipel: 48, pl. 6, f. 3

  2. Scytodes pallida (♀)

    Chrysanthus, 1967b Spiders from south New Guinea IX: 91, f. 13-14

  3. Scytodes pallidus (♀)

    Wang, 1994c On five Scytodidae of the genus Scytodes from China: 7, f. 4-5

  4. Scytodes pallida (♀)

    Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999 The spiders of China: 49, f. 19T

  5. Scytodes pallida (♀)

    Sen et al., 2015 Spiders (Araneae: Arachnida) of reserve forests of Dooars: Gorumara National Park, Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary and Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary: 23, f. 39-43, pl. 12

Distribution Map for Scytodes pallida Doleschall, 1859

Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines, China, India

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