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Latrodectus mactans

Fabricius, 1775

Southern Black Widow

GNRUnranked Found in 11 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.107725
Element CodeILARA07020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyTheridiidae
GenusLatrodectus
Concept Reference
Platnick, N.I. 2002. The world spider catalog, Version 2.5. The American Museum of Natural History. Online. Available: http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog81-87/index.html
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
Rhode IslandSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (11)
Arkansas (3)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainOuachita National Forest9,755
East ForkOzark-St. Francis National Forest13,037
Little BlakelyOuachita National Forest3,342
Florida (2)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
Clear LakeApalachicola National Forest5,592
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Rocky MountainChattahoochee National Forest4,269
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
Pond Pine BCroatan National Forest2,961
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
References (2)
  1. Breene, R.G., D.A. Dean, G.B. Edwards, B. Hebert, H.W. Levi, G. Manning, K. McWest, and L. Sorkin. 2003. Common names of Arachnids 2003. 5th edition. The American Arachnological Society Committee on Common Names of Arachnids. American Tarantula Society.
  2. Platnick, N.I. 2002. The world spider catalog, Version 2.5. The American Museum of Natural History. Online. Available: http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog81-87/index.html