First record on Loxosceles laeta (Nicolet, 1849) (Araneae, Sicariidae) in the West Zone of São Paulo City, São Paulo, Brazil, and considerations regarding its geographic distribution


Autoria(s): Gonçalves-de-Andrade,Rute Maria; Tambourgi,Denise Vilarinho
Data(s)

01/06/2003

Resumo

Loxosceles laeta spiders were captured in the West zone of São Paulo City, this being the first record of the specie in this area. Since loxoscelism is an important public health problem in the South region of Brazil, it is necessary to investigate the presence of this spider in São Paulo City.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822003000300019

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT

Fonte

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.36 n.3 2003

Palavras-Chave #Loxosceles laeta #Loxoscelism #geographic distribution
Tipo

journal article