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Loxosceles sonora

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Species of venomous brown recluse spiders
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Loxosceles sonora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sicariidae
Genus: Loxosceles
Species: L. sonora
Binomial name
Loxosceles sonora
Gertsch and Ennik, 1983

Loxosceles sonora is a species of venomous recluse spider in the family Sicariidae. It is a relative of the species L. deserta via allopatric speciation. The etymology of the species name is the Mexican state of Sonora. They are also found in the neighboring state of Sinaloa.

References

  1. Gertsch/Ennik, Willis/Franklin. "The spider genus Loxosceles in North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Araneae, Loxoscelidae). Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 175, article 3". American Museum of Natural History. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
Taxon identifiers
Loxosceles sonora


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