Revision of recluse spiders (Araneae: Sicariidae: Loxosceles) preserved in Dominican amber and a total-evidence phylogeny of Scytodoidea reveal the first fossil Drymusidae [PDF]
Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 2022 Recluse or violin spiders in the genus Loxosceles (Scytodoidea: Sicariidae) are a diverse group (~140 extant species) including medically important species and distributed mainly in the Americas, Africa, and the Mediterranean region.
Ivan L. F. Magalhaes +7 more
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A new species of Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1832 (Araneae: Sicariidae) from Chile
Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2022 A new species of Loxosceles of the laeta species-group, L. vicentei sp. nov., found in Chile is described and illustrated. The male of this species can be distinguished from that of other species by having a long and straight embolus with a truncated tip.
Andrés Taucare-Ríos +2 more
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The faunistic diversity of cave-dwelling spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Greece [PDF]
, 2011 Until today, from Greek caves a total of 109 species of spiders belonging to 25 families are known. One species, the linyphiid Porrhomma convexum (Westring, 1861) was recorded here for the first time in Greece. The 109 species are distributed in caves of
Deltshev, Christo
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Media framing of spiders may exacerbate arachnophobic sentiments
People and Nature, Volume 2, Issue 4, Page 1145-1157, December 2020., 2020 Abstract Spiders are able to arouse strong emotional reactions in humans. While spider bites are statistically rare events, our perception is skewed towards the potential harm spiders can cause to humans. Nevertheless, there is still limited understanding of the role of the media in spreading (mis)information about them thereby promoting this distorted
Stefano Mammola +4 more
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The brown spider Loxosceles similis (Araneae: Sicariidae): complete mitochondrial genome sequence
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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Corrigendum: Revision of recluse spiders (Araneae: Sicariidae: Loxosceles) preserved in Dominican amber and a total-evidence phylogeny of Scytodoidea reveal the first fossil Drymusidae. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 80: 541–559. doi: 10.3897/asp.80.e86008 [PDF]
Arthropod Systematics & PhylogenyIn our previous contribution, “Revision of recluse spiders (Araneae: Sicariidae: Loxosceles) preserved in Dominican amber and a total-evidence phylogeny of Scytodoidea reveal the first fossil Drymusidae” (Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 80, 2022 ...
Ivan L. F. Magalhaes +7 more
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Tracking a medically important spider: climate change, ecological niche modeling, and the brown recluse (Loxosceles reclusa). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Most spiders use venom to paralyze their prey and are commonly feared for their potential to cause injury to humans. In North America, one species in particular, Loxosceles reclusa (brown recluse spider, Sicariidae), causes the majority of necrotic ...
Erin E Saupe +3 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 Loxosceles rufescens, the Mediterranean recluse spider, is a cosmopolitan species with toxic venom which can cause skin lesions (arachnogenic necrosis) in humans. Here, the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) was determined for L.
Yufa Luo, Dan Fu
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On the spider species described by L. Koch in 1882 from the Balearic Islands (Araneae) [PDF]
, 2012 Examination of the L. Koch collection of the Zoological Museum in Berlin allows us to propose the following new synonyms and combinations: Erigone marina L. Koch, 1882 = Oedothorax fuscus (Blackwall, 1834) n. syn.; Theridion elimatum L.
Bosmans, Robert, Van Keer, Johann
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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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