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Loxosceles  Heineken & Lowe, 1832
Taxonomic Serial No.: 848684

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): recluse spiders [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumChelicerata  – cheliceriformes, quelicerado, queliceriforme  
                   ClassEuchelicerata   
                      SubclassArachnida  – araignées, aracnídeo, arachnids, arácnidos  
                         OrderAraneae  – spiders, aranhas, araignées, arañas  
                            FamilySicariidae Keyserling, 1880 – sixeyed sicariid spiders  
                               GenusLoxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1832 – recluse spiders  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Loxosceles accepta Chamberlin, 1920  
                                  Species Loxosceles adelaida Gertsch, 1967  
                                  Species Loxosceles alamosa Gertsch & Ennik, 1983  
                                  Species Loxosceles alicea Gertsch, 1967  
                                  Species Loxosceles amazonica Gertsch, 1967  
                                  Species Loxosceles anomala (Mello-Leitao, 1917)  
                                  Species Loxosceles apachea Gertsch & Ennik, 1983 – Apache recluse 
                                  Species Loxosceles aphrasta Wang, 1994  
                                  Species Loxosceles aranea Gertsch, 1973  
                                  Species Loxosceles arizonica Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940 – Arizona recluse 
                                  Species Loxosceles aurea Gertsch, 1973  
                                  Species Loxosceles baja Gertsch & Ennik, 1983  
                                  Species Loxosceles barbara Gertsch & Ennik, 1983  
                                  Species Loxosceles belli Gertsch, 1973  
                                  Species Loxosceles bettyae Gertsch, 1967  
                                  Species Loxosceles blancasi Gertsch, 1967  
                                  Species Loxosceles blanda Gertsch & Ennik, 1983 – Big Bend recluse 
                                  Species Loxosceles boneti Gertsch, 1958  
                                  Species Loxosceles candela Gertsch & Ennik, 1983  
                                  Species Loxosceles caribbaea Gertsch, 1958  
                                  Species Loxosceles carmena Gertsch & Ennik, 1983  
                                  Species Loxosceles chinateca Gertsch & Ennik, 1983  
                                  Species Loxosceles colima Gertsch, 1958  
                                  Species Loxosceles conococha Gertsch, 1967  
                                  Species Loxosceles coquimbo Gertsch, 1967  
                                  Species Loxosceles coyote Gertsch & Ennik, 1983  
                                  Species Loxosceles cubana Gertsch, 1958  
                                  Species Loxosceles deserta Gertsch, 1973 – desert recluse 
                                  Species Loxosceles devia Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940 – Texas recluse 
                                  Species Loxosceles fontainei Millot, 1941  
                                  Species Loxosceles foutadjalloni Millot, 1941  
                                  Species Loxosceles francisca Gertsch & Ennik, 1983  
                                  Species Loxosceles frizzelli Gertsch, 1967  
                                  Species Loxosceles gaucho Gertsch, 1967  
                                  Species Loxosceles gloria Gertsch, 1967  
                                  Species Loxosceles guatemala Gertsch, 1973  
                                  Species Loxosceles harrietae Gertsch, 1967  
                                  Species Loxosceles herreri Gertsch, 1967  
                                  Species Loxosceles hirsuta Mello-Leitao, 1931  
                                  Species Loxosceles huasteca Gertsch & Ennik, 1983  
                                  Species Loxosceles immodesta (Mello-Leitao, 1917)  
                                  Species Loxosceles inca Gertsch, 1967  
                                  Species Loxosceles insula Gertsch & Ennik, 1983  
                                  Species Loxosceles intermedia Mello-Leitao, 1934  
                                  Species Loxosceles jaca Gertsch & Ennik, 1983  
                                  Species Loxosceles jamaica Gertsch & Ennik, 1983  
                                  Species Loxosceles jarmila Gertsch & Ennik, 1983  
                                  Species Loxosceles julia Gertsch, 1967  
                                  Species Loxosceles kaiba Gertsch & Ennik, 1983 – Grand Canyon recluse 
                                  Species Loxosceles lacroixi Millot, 1941  
                                  Species Loxosceles lacta Wang, 1994  
                                  Species Loxosceles laeta (Nicolet, 1849) – Chilean recluse 
                                  Species Loxosceles lawrencei Caporiacco, 1955  
                                  Species Loxosceles lutea Keyserling, 1877  
                                  Species Loxosceles luteola Gertsch, 1973  
                                  Species Loxosceles manuela Gertsch & Ennik, 1983  
                                  Species Loxosceles martha Gertsch & Ennik, 1983 – Martha recluse 
                                  Species Loxosceles meruensis Tullgren, 1910  
                                  Species Loxosceles misteca Gertsch, 1958  
                                  Species Loxosceles mrazig Ribera & Planas, 2009  
                                  Species Loxosceles mulege Gertsch & Ennik, 1983  
                                  Species Loxosceles nahuana Gertsch, 1958  
                                  Species Loxosceles neuvillei Simon, 1909  
                                  Species Loxosceles olmea Gertsch, 1967  
                                  Species Loxosceles pallidecolorata (Strand, 1906)  
                                  Species Loxosceles palma Gertsch & Ennik, 1983 – Baja recluse 
                                  Species Loxosceles panama Gertsch, 1958  
                                  Species Loxosceles parrami Newlands, 1981  
                                  Species Loxosceles piura Gertsch, 1967  
                                  Species Loxosceles pucara Gertsch, 1967  
                                  Species Loxosceles puortoi Martins, Knysak & Bertani, 2002  
                                  Species Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940 – brown recluse 
                                  Species Loxosceles rica Gertsch & Ennik, 1983  
                                  Species Loxosceles rosana Gertsch, 1967  
                                  Species Loxosceles rothi Gertsch & Ennik, 1983  
                                  Species Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820) – Mediterranean recluse 
                                  Species Loxosceles rufipes (Lucas, 1834)  
                                  Species Loxosceles russelli Gertsch & Ennik, 1983 – Russell recluse 
                                  Species Loxosceles sabina Gertsch & Ennik, 1983 – Tucson recluse 
                                  Species Loxosceles seri Gertsch & Ennik, 1983  
                                  Species Loxosceles similis Moenkhaus, 1898  
                                  Species Loxosceles smithi Simon, 1897  
                                  Species Loxosceles sonora Gertsch & Ennik, 1983  
                                  Species Loxosceles spadicea Simon, 1907  
                                  Species Loxosceles speluncarum Simon, 1893  
                                  Species Loxosceles spinulosa Purcell, 1904  
                                  Species Loxosceles surca Gertsch, 1967  
                                  Species Loxosceles taeniopalpis Simon, 1907  
                                  Species Loxosceles taino Gertsch & Ennik, 1983  
                                  Species Loxosceles tehuana Gertsch, 1958  
                                  Species Loxosceles tenango Gertsch, 1973  
                                  Species Loxosceles teresa Gertsch & Ennik, 1983  
                                  Species Loxosceles tlacolula Gertsch & Ennik, 1983  
                                  Species Loxosceles valdosa Gertsch, 1973  
                                  Species Loxosceles valida Lawrence, 1964  
                                  Species Loxosceles variegata Simon, 1897  
                                  Species Loxosceles virgo Gertsch & Ennik, 1983  
                                  Species Loxosceles vonwredei Newlands, 1980  
                                  Species Loxosceles weyrauchi Gertsch, 1967  
                                  Species Loxosceles yucatana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1938  
                                  Species Loxosceles zapoteca Gertsch, 1958  
       

 References
       
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  Source: World Spider Catalog, Version 11.0, website (version 11.0)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Platnick, Norman I. 2011. The World Spider Catalog, v.11.0. American Museum of Natural History. Database built by Robert J. Raven from the files underlying the website at http://research.amnh.org/iz/spiders/catalog/ DOI: 10.5531/db.iz.0001   
  Reference for: Loxosceles   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Breene, R. G., D. Allen Dean, G. B. Edwards, Blain Hebert, Herbert W. Levi, Gail Manning, et al.  
  Publication Date: 2003   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Common Names of Arachnids, Fifth Edition   
  Page(s): 42   
  Publisher: American Tarantula Society   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1-929427-11-5   
  Notes: The American Arachnological Society Committee on Common Names of Arachnids. Available online at http://atshq.org/downloads.php   
  Reference for: Loxosceles, recluse spiders [English]   
       

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