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First report of the brown widow spider, Latrodectus geometricus Koch, 1841 (Araneae, Theridiidae) from southern India

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Latrodectus geometricus (Koch, 1841) is a widow spider native to Africa and introduced to several countries from both the Americas to Japan. Three adult female L. geometricus with three egg-sacs were observed in Nagercoil, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. The present record extends its known distributional range to further south being the southernmost occurrence of the species in India.

Source: ENTOMON

DOI: 10.33307/entomon.v50i4.1585

Authors: R. Kishore, Vinod Sadhasivan

Institution: Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History

Language: English

Topic: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7123340412

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