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Genus: Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805 | Family: Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833

Latrodectus quartus Abalos, 1980

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:007821

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Described:

Distribution: Argentina

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Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Centro de Zoología Aplicada, Córdoba, Argentina f - (Abalos, 1980)
Paratype: Centro de Zoología Aplicada, Córdoba, Argentina 1m - (Abalos, 1980)

Taxonomic References

Latrodectus no. 4 Abalos & Báez, 1967b: 69, f. 3.6, 5.16, 9.23 (f; here per Abalos, 1980: 41)

Latrodectus quartus Abalos, 1980: 41, f. 20, 22-23, 38-44 (Dmf) Original description

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

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Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2025-04-03	New taxonomic reference entry	Abalos & Báez, 1967b