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Latrodectus variolus

Walckenaer, 1837

Northern Black Widow Spider

GNRUnranked Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.106825
Element CodeILARA07030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyTheridiidae
GenusLatrodectus
Other Common Names
Malmignate du Nord (FR) Northern Black Widow (EN)
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 (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
South CarolinaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS5Yes
Roadless Areas (8)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Devils CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,877
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Burke BranchShawnee National Forest6,231
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Devil's BackboneCherokee National Forest4,287
Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
Broad RunJefferson National Forest10,971
Hoop HoleJefferson National Forest4,652
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
North Mountain HopevilleMonongahela National Forest6,525
References (3)
  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. Paquin, P., D. J. Buckle, N. Duperre, and C. D. Dondale. 2010. Checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of Canada and Alaska. Zootaxa 2461:1-170.
  3. 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