Latrodectus mactans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Araneoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Araneomorphae Taxon: Neocribellatae Series: Entelegynae Superfamilia: Araneoidea

Familia: Theridiidae
Subfamilia: Latrodectinae
Genus: Latrodectus
Species: Latrodectus mactans

Name

Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)

Synonyms

Aranea mactans Fabricius, 1775
Meta schuchii C. L. Koch, 1836
Latrodectus insularis Dahl, 1902
Latrodectus insularis lunulifer Dahl, 1902
Latrodectus sagittifer Dahl, 1902
Latrodectus hahli Dahl, 1902
Latrodectus luzonicus Dahl, 1902
Latrodectus albomaculatus Franganillo, 1930
Latrodectus agoyangyang Plantilla & Mabalay, 1935
Latrodectus mactans mexicanus Gonzalez, 1954

References

Fabricius, J. C. 1775. Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis, synonymis, locis descriptionibus observationibus. Flensburg and Lipsiae, 832 pp. (Araneae, pp. 431-441). [432]
Platnick, N. I. 2008. The World Spider Catalog, version 9.0. American Museum of Natural History. [1]

Vernacular names

čeština: Snovačka jedovatá; Černá vdova
Deutsch: Schwarze Witwe
ދިވެހިބަސް: ކަޅު ހުވަފަތް މަކުނ
Ελληνικά: Μαύρη χηρα
English: Black widow spider
español: Viuda negra
suomi: Mustaleski
français: Veuve noire
עברית: אלמנה שחורה
日本語: クロゴケグモ
한국어: 검은과부거미
Nederlands: Zwarte weduwe
polski: Czarna wdowa
ppl: Chiltukat
português: Viúva negra
русский: Чёрная вдова
svenska: Svarta änkan
Türkçe: Karadul
中文: 黑寡婦蜘蛛

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