Field Guide to Venomous and Medically Important Invertebrates ...
Field Guide to Venomous and Medically Important Invertebrates ...
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Appendix 1. <strong>Medically</strong> important <strong>and</strong> venomous invertebrates of the world. Following the<br />
scientific name is the common name, if known, <strong>and</strong> the geographic distribution.<br />
SPIDERS<br />
Banana Spiders (Family Ctenidae)<br />
Phoneutria fera: South America<br />
P. ochracea: South America<br />
Black Widows (Family Theriidae)<br />
Latrodectus antheratus: Paraguay, Argentina<br />
L. apicalis: Galapagos Isl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
L. atritus: New Zeal<strong>and</strong><br />
L. bishopi (red widow): Southeastern United States<br />
L. cinctus: Cape Verde Isl<strong>and</strong>, South Africa<br />
L. corallinus: Argentina<br />
L. curacaviensis (Brazlian black widow): Lesser Antilles, Americas<br />
L. dahli: Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Middle East<br />
L. diaguita: Argentina<br />
L. erythromelas: Sri Lanka<br />
L. geometricus (brown widow): Southern United States , South Africa, Japan, Southeast Asia<br />
L. hasselti (redback): Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zeal<strong>and</strong>, Japan, Marianas, Philippines,<br />
Timor, many other regional isl<strong>and</strong>s, New Guinea, Southeast Asia<br />
L. hesperus (western black widow): Western North America, Israel, Singapore?
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