First teratological case of the ocular pattern in the brown recluse spider genus Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe (Araneae, Sicariidae)
Taucare-Rios, Andres
Universidad Arturo Prat
Brescovit, Antonio D.
Instituto Butantan
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Revista de la Sociedad Entomologica Argentina
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0373-5680
1851-7471
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Volume
80
Start page
100
End page
103
An ocular malformation is described for the first time in the genus Loxosceles, specifically in a female of Loxosceles surca Gertsch. The specimen was collected at 3,540 m.a.s.l. in Tarapaca Region, Chile. It is the first record for this family and the first case of teratology described for spiders in this country.
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