Open AccessNew record and distribution of Loxosceles amazonica Gertsch, 1967 (Araneae: Sicariidae) in the state of Ceará, Brazil
Author(s) -
Raul Azevedo,
Paulo Marcelo De Souza Texeira,
Rômmulo Celly Lima Siqueira,
Antônio D. Brescovit
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
check list
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.276
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1809-127X
DOI - 10.15560/10.1.207
Subject(s) - geography , genus , ecology , amazon rainforest , biology , zoology
The spiders of the genus Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1832 have a wide distribution in tropical and temperate regions and 30 species have been recorded for South America. The amazonica group is represented only by Loxosceles amazonica, and there are records from the north, midwest and northeast of Brazil. The aim of this note is to present a new record of L. amazonica for the municipal district of Sobral, in the state of Ceará, Brazil and produce a check-list of this species in this state.
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