Latrodectus corallinus Abalos, 1980

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Described:

Distribution: Brazil, Argentina

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  • Holotype: Centro de Zoología Aplicada, Córdoba, Argentina f - (Abalos, 1980)
Taxonomic References
Latrodectus no. 2 Abalos & Báez, 1967b: 65, f. 3.4, 4.9-10, 5.14, 6, 9.21 (mf; here per Abalos, 1980: 39)
Latrodectus corallinus Abalos, 1980: 39, f. 19, 31-37 (Dmf) Original description
Latrodectus corallinus Santos et al., 2025b: 139, f. 6-11 (f)
References

Abalos, J. W. & Báez, E. C. (1967b). The spider genus Latrodectus in Santiago del Estero, Argentina. In: Animal Toxins. Pergamon Press Oxford, pp. 59-74. -- Show included taxa

Abalos, J. W. (1980). Las arañas del género Latrodectus en la Argentina. Obra del Centenário del Museu de La Plata 6: 29-51. -- Show included taxa

Santos, L. M., Borges, D. M., Gallão, J. E. & Chagas Jr., A. (2025b). Extending the distribution of Latrodectus corallinus Abalos, 1980 (Araneae: Theridiidae) in South America: first record for Brazil. Revista Chilena de Entomología 51(1): 139-143. doi: 10.35249/rche.51.1.25.14 -- Show included taxa

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Edit History
Date Type Reference Old value Comment
2025-04-03 New taxonomic reference entry Abalos & Báez, 1967b
2025-04-03 New taxonomic reference entry Santos et al., 2025b
2025-04-03 Species distribution update Santos et al., 2025b Old value

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