Latrodectus dahli
Latrodectus dahli | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Theridiidae |
Genus: | Latrodectus |
Species: | L. dahli
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Binomial name | |
Latrodectus dahli Levi, 1959
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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
- ^ "Dahl's Black Widow (Latrodectus dahli)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ^ "Latrodectus dahli | spider | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ^ Natural History Museum Bern. "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2025-08-14.