Latrodectus mactans

Latrodectus mactans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Araneoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Araneomorphae 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. Libraria Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae. xvi+ 832 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.36510. BHL. Reference page.  [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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