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Sicarius tropicus

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Sicarius tropicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sicariidae
Genus: Sicarius
Species:
S. tropicus
Binomial name
Sicarius tropicus
(Mello-Leitao, 1936)

Sicarius tropicus is a species of six-eyed sand spider (Sicarius) endemic in South American caatinga in Brazil.[1] Like related spiders, it is venomous, but only one medically-significant bite has been recorded, causing dermonecrotic lesions in a 17-year-old boy.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Oldstyle id: 5850bf52974321d7ce7a182813997c37". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
  2. ^ Dos-Santos MC, Cardoso JLC (1992) Lesão dermonecrótica por Sicarius tropicus, simulando loxoscelismo cutâneo. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 25: 115–123.