Predatory and Sexual Behavior of the Spider Sicarius (Araneae: Sicariidae) [PDF]
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 1967 Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 74, Issue 4, Page 320-330, 1967.
Herbert W. Levi
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The brown spider Loxosceles similis (Araneae: Sicariidae): complete mitochondrial genome sequence [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 The Brazilian brown spider Loxosceles similis (Moenkhaus, 1898) is, like others from the same genus, an arachnid that can cause serious accidents, which is called loxoscelism.
Yan Kalapothakis +5 more
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Island time and the interplay between ecology and evolution in species diversification. [PDF]
Evolutionary Applications, Volume 9, Issue 1, Page 53-73, January 2016., 2015 Research on the dynamics of biodiversity has progressed tremendously over recent years, although in two separate directions - ecological, to determine change over space at a given time, and evolutionary, to understand change over time.
Gillespie, Rosemary G
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Brown Recluse Spider, Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch and Mulaik (Arachnida: Araneae: Sicariidae)
EDIS, 2005 The brown recluse spider, Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch & Mulaik, is frequently reported in Florida as a cause of necrotic lesions in humans. For example, in the year 2000 alone, Loft (2001) reported that the Florida Poison Control Network had recorded ...
Glavis B. Edwards, Jr.
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Bacteria in spiders? Presence of Wolbachia (Rickettsiales, Ehrlichiaceae) in Synspermiata spiders, including the first record for the family Sicariidae (Araneae) [PDF]
La infección por la bacteria endosimbiótica Wolbachia (Ehrlichiaceae) se ha registrado en una amplia variedad de artrópodos, incluyendo arañas. Dentro del orden Araneae, existen reportes previos de infección por Wolbachia en arañas Synspermiata.
Juárez Sánchez, Alma Rosa +3 more
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Toxicological Characterization and Phospholipase D Activity of the Venom of the Spider Sicarius thomisoides [PDF]
Toxins, 2020 Envenomation by Loxosceles spiders (Sicariidae family) has been thoroughly documented. However, little is known about the potential toxicity of members from the Sicarius genus.
Tomás Arán-Sekul +7 more
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Three new species of Loxosceles Heinecken & Lowe, 1832 (Araneae, Sicariidae) from Brazilian caves
European Journal of TaxonomyThree new species of recluse spiders are described from Brazilian caves with both males and females. Loxosceles boqueirao Bertani & Gallão sp. nov. is found in the State of Bahia, in the Serra do Ramalho karst area, it belongs to the rufescens species ...
Rogério Bertani +3 more
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European Journal of Taxonomy, 2018 The described Afrotropical species of the genus Hexophthalma Karsch, 1879 (under the genus name Sicarius Walckenaer, 1847), of the spider family Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880, were recently reviewed.
Leon Lotz
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Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2014 Loxosceles rufescens, commonly known as the Mediterranean Recluse or Mediterranean Fiddle-Back Spider is recorded from Iran for the first time. The genus Loxosceles contains 103 accepted species, two of them (including L. rufescens) are cosmopolitan. All
Alireza Zamani, Javad Rafinejad
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Loxosceles niedeguidonae (Araneae, Sicariidae) a new species of brown spider from Brazilian semi-arid region [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2012 A new species of recluse spider, Loxosceles niedeguidonae sp. n., is described from the Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara, State of Piauí, Brazil. This is the first endemic species described from Brazilian semi-arid environment.
Rute Gonçclves-de-Andrade +3 more
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