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| Latrodectus dahli | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Latrodectus |
| Species: | L. dahli |
| Binomial name | |
| Latrodectus dahli Levi, 1959 | |
Latrodectus dahli, also known as Dahl's widow spider, is a species of venomous widow spider.[1]
This species has a wide distribution native to southern Europe, North Africa, Central Asia, and southwestern Asia. This includes countries like Turkey, Cyprus, Morocco, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran and the UAE.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Dahl's Black Widow (Latrodectus dahli)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ↑ "Latrodectus dahli | spider | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ↑ Natural History Museum Bern. "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2025-08-14.