New Records of Loxosceles amazonica Gertsch, 1967 (Arachnida: Araneae: Sicariidae) from Tocantins, Brazil with Description of Female Genitalia Variation - (2024)

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Kassia Madaleno, Lidianne Salvatierra

Volume: 17 - Issue: 0

Resumo. The knowledge of arachnofauna from Tocantins, Brazil, is still incipient. The present communication expands the known geographical distribution of Loxosceles amazonica Gertsch, 1967 (Arachnida: Araneae: Sicariidae) in Brazilian Cerrado. The brown spider specimens were sampled in Dianópolis municipality and Cristalândia municipality both in Tocantins State, Brazil, between 2022 and 2024. Also, we describe a new variation of the epigynum of L. amazonica. Mapping the distribution of Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1832 species in Brazil is crucial for public health, aiding in prevention and timely treatment of loxoscelism caused by brown spider bites.

Keywords: Spider, Cerrado, Epigynum, Haplogynae, Loxoscelism

Idioma: English

Registro: 2025-01-02 22:35:26

https://www.entomobrasilis.org/index.php/ebras/article/view/1093

10.12741/ebrasilis.v17.e1093