Latrodectus apicalis
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Latrodectus |
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L. apicalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Latrodectus apicalis |
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Latrodectus apicalis, known as the Galapagos black widow, is endemic to the Galápagos Islands.[2] Like many black widow spiders, it has a red or orange hourglass-shaped spot on the underside of the abdomen. It is venomous and sometimes hard to find.[3][4]
References
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- ↑ Butler, A.G. (1877), "Myriopoda and Arachnida", in Günther, A. (ed.), "Account of the zoological collection made during the visit of H.M.S. 'Peterel' to the Galapagos Islands", Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 75-77
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