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Sicariidae  Keyserling, 1880 / Loxosceles  Heineken & Lowe, 1832   5 species

Loxosceles laeta  (Nicolet, 1849)

WSC LSID urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:002708

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Description

Embolus curved, slightly longer than width of bulbus. Vulva with slender tubular lobe, with enlarged bulb apically. Prosoma and legs bright yellowish to orange or reddish brown. Opisthosoma grey to white

Body length male: 9-12 mm
Body length female: 9-12 mm
Additional information

This species of South American origin is not native to Europe (alien species). It had been introduced to Europe at least once and did establish.

Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2022): South America. Introduced to USA, Finland, Australia
Figures
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male Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Gertsch & Ennik 1983)

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male Bulbus
(Gertsch & Ennik 1983)

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male Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Gertsch & Ennik 1983)

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male Habitus
(Gertsch & Ennik 1983)

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female Vulva
(Gertsch & Ennik 1983)

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female Vulva
(Gertsch & Ennik 1983)

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female Habitus
(Gertsch & Ennik 1983)

Distribution List
Finland   (Koponen et al., 2016) |||
References

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

Koponen S, Fritzén N R, Pajunen T (2016) Checklist of spiders in Finland (Araneae). 6th version, December 2016, online at http://biolcoll.utu.fi/arach/checklist_of_spiders_in_Finland.htm pdf

WSC (2022) World Spider Catalog. Version 23.0. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (21.01.2022) doi: 10.24436/2 pdf