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Latrodectus hesperus  Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935
Taxonomic Serial No.: 859132

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): western black widow [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumChelicerata  – cheliceriformes, quelicerado, queliceriforme  
                   ClassArachnida  – arachnids, aracnídeo, araignées, arácnidos  
                      OrderAraneae  – spiders, aranhas, araignées, arañas  
                         FamilyTheridiidae Sundevall, 1833 – cobweb weavers  
                            GenusLatrodectus Walckenaer, 1805 – widow spiders  
                               SpeciesLatrodectus hesperus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 – western black widow  
       

 References
       
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  Source: World Spider Catalog, Version 20.5 (2019), website (version 20.5)  
  Acquired: 2019   
  Notes: World Spider Catalog (2019). Version 20.5. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch, accessed on 21 Nov 2019. doi: 10.24436/2   
  Reference for: Latrodectus hesperus   
       
  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   
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  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: Latrodectus hesperus, western black widow [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)  
    North America  
    Southern Asia  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: Exact distribution within North America unspecified  
 

 

    


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