Sicarius tropicus
Appearance
Sicarius tropicus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Sicariidae |
Genus: | Sicarius |
Species: | S. tropicus
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Binomial name | |
Sicarius tropicus (Mello-Leitao, 1936)
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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
- ^ "Oldstyle id: 5850bf52974321d7ce7a182813997c37". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
- ^ Dos-Santos MC, Cardoso JLC (1992) Lesão dermonecrótica por Sicarius tropicus, simulando loxoscelismo cutâneo. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 25: 115–123.