Loxosceles arizonica
| Loxosceles arizonica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Sicariidae |
| Genus: | Loxosceles |
| Species: | L. arizonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Loxosceles arizonica Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940[1] | |
Loxosceles arizonica, known as the Arizona brown spider,[2] is a species of spider in the family Sicariidae.[1] Field studies suggest that ants are its major prey, especially ants of the genera Novomessor and Camponotus.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Taxon details Loxosceles arizonica Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-10-05
- ↑ Werner, Floyd G. (1968), "The Arizona Brown Spider", Progressive Agriculture in Arizona, 20 (6): 12–13, retrieved 2016-10-04
- ↑ Richman, David B. (1973), "Field Studies on the Biology of Loxosceles arizonica Gertsch and Mulaik (Araneae, Scytodidae)", Journal of the Arizona Academy of Science, 8 (3): 124–126, doi:10.2307/40021776, JSTOR 40021776
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