Latrodectus dahli

Latrodectus dahli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Latrodectus
Species:
L. dahli
Binomial name
Latrodectus dahli
Levi, 1959

Latrodectus dahli, also known as Dahl's widow spider, is a species of venomous widow spider.[1]

This species has a wide distribution native to southern Europe, North Africa, Central Asia, and southwestern Asia. This includes countries like Turkey, Cyprus, Morocco, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran and the UAE.[2][3]

Reference

  1. ^ "Dahl's Black Widow (Latrodectus dahli)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  2. ^ "Latrodectus dahli | spider | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  3. ^ Natural History Museum Bern. "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2025-08-14.