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Loxosceles

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taxon links [up-->]Loxosceles gaucho species group [up-->]Loxosceles reclusa species group [up-->]Loxosceles spinulosa species group [up-->]Loxosceles vonwredei species group [up-->]Loxosceles laeta species group [up-->]Loxosceles rufescens species group [up-->]Loxosceles spadecia species group Phylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertainPhylogenetic position of group is uncertain[down<--]Sicariidae Interpreting the tree
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Tree from Binford et al. (2008)
Containing group: Sicariidae

Other Names for Loxosceles

References

Binford, G.J., Callahan, M.S., Bodner, M.R., Rynerson, M.R., Berea Núñez, P., Ellison, C.E., Duncan, R.P. 2008. Phylogenetic relationships of Loxosceles and Sicarius spiders are consistent with Western Gondwanan vicariance. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49:538-553.

Gertsch, W.J. 1958. The Spider Genus Loxosceles in North America, Central America, and the West Indies. American Museum Novitates 1907: 1-46.

Gertsch, W.J. 1967. The Spider Genus Loxosceles in South America (Araneae, Scytodidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 138: 117-174.

Gertsch, W. J. & F. Ennik. 1983. The spider genus Loxosceles in North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Araneae, Loxoscelidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History Hist. 175: 264-360.

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Scientific Name Loxosceles rufescens
Comments Male genitalia from a Loxosceles rufescens
Creator Dr. Kenneth Cramer
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Sex Male
Life Cycle Stage Adult
Body Part Right pedipalp
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Scientific Name Loxosceles spinulosa
Location Arebusch camp, Namibia
Creator Dr. Kenneth Cramer
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Life Cycle Stage Adult
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Scientific Name Loxosceles chinateca
Comments Female genitalia of a Loxosceles chinateca
Creator Dr. Kenneth Cramer
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Sex Female
Life Cycle Stage Adult
Body Part Epigynum
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Scientific Name Loxosceles laeta
Comments Male genitalia from a Loxosceles laeta
Creator Dr. Kenneth Cramer
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Sex Male
Life Cycle Stage Adult
Body Part Right pedipalp
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Scientific Name Loxosceles vonwredei
Location Uisib farm, Namibia
Creator Dr. Kenneth Cramer
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Sex Female
Life Cycle Stage Adult
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Scientific Name Loxosceles rufescens
Comments Female genitalia from a Loxosceles rufescens
Creator Dr. Kenneth Cramer
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Sex Female
Life Cycle Stage Adult
Body Part Epigynum
View Dorsal
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 3.0.
Copyright © 2005 Dr. Ken Cramer
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