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Venoms of Theridiidae, Genus Latrodectus [PDF]

open access: possible, 1978
The first description of a Latrodectus spider is that of Rossi (1790) at the University of Pisa, who named the species Aranea 13-guttata; it was later placed under the genus Latrodectus Walckenaer. He was also the first to prove the relationship between the bite of this species and the syndrome of “latrodectism,” which had been confused up to that time
Z. Maretić, M. Maroli, S. Bettini
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Venoms of Theridiidae, Genus Steatoda [PDF]

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The genus Steatoda (Sundewall, 1833) is one of the 140 genera belonging to the family Theridiidae (Sundewall, 1833). Some species of this genus, like S. triangulosa, are found on all continents. Until recently, however it was not known that some of these species could be regarded as venomous, although the venomous steatods should be considered as ...
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North American widow spiders (Araneae: Theridiidae)

Arachnology, 2021
Widow spiders belong to the cosmopolitan genus Latrodectus (Araneae: Theridiidae), of which five species are found in North America. In part due to their medical importance and common occurrence, they are ever-more popular study organisms in a wide variety of fields.
Hannes A. Schraft   +3 more
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The spider genus Enoplognatha (Araneae: Theridiidae) in Israel

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 1981
Israeli theridiid spiders of the genus Enoplognatha are revised. Five species, four of them new, each represented by the two sexes, are recognized, and their affinities with similar species from adjacent regions are discussed. All species previously described from this region have been re-examined. The occurrence of E.
P. Amitai, Gershom Levy
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Additional records for Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 in Iran (Araneae: Theridiidae)

2022
© Biharean Biologist, Oradea, Romania, 2022.In this study, Steatoda grossa (C. L. Koch, 1838) is recorded for the first time for the spider fauna of Iran. In addition, new localities are reported for two Enoplognatha Pavesi, 1880 species in Iran: Enoplognatha mediterranea Levy & Amitai, 1981 and Enoplognatha macrochelis Levy & Amitai, 1981.
Yaǧmur, Ersen Aydin   +2 more
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Is there division of labour in the social spiderAchaearanea wau(Theridiidae)?

Animal Behaviour, 1995
Abstract Social spiders build communal nests and capture webs, share food, and care for offspring communally. They do not have distinct castes, nor is there clear evidence for reproductive division of labour. This study examines the possibility of division of labour occurring in non-reproductive tasks in colonies of the social spider Achaearanea wau (
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