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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:007822
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Described:
Distribution: St. Helena, Africa, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Iraq
Al-Hadlak, K. S. & Najim, S. A. (2015). First record of red-back spider Latrodectus hasselti Thorell, 1870 (Araneae: Theridiidae) from Basrah, south of Iraq. Journal of Purity, Utility Reaction and Environment 4(2): 91-98. [[Al-Hadlag is unified to Al-Hadlak]] -- Show included taxa
Dahl, F. (1902a). Über abgebrochene Copulationsorgane männlicher Spinnen im Körper der Weibchen. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1902: 36-45. -- Show included taxa
Dippenaar-Schoeman, A. S., Haddad, C. R., Foord, S. H. & Lotz, L. N. (2021z). The Theridiidae of South Africa. Part 1 A-P. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide, Irene, 69 pp. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.7515890 -- Show included taxa
Knoflach, B. (2002b). Zum Fortpflanzungsverhalten der Kugelspinnen. Gefährlicher Sex. Biologie in unserer Zeit 32(3): 166-173. doi: 10.1002/1521-415X(200205)32:3<166::AID-BIUZ166>3.0.CO;2-1 -- Show included taxa
Knoflach, B. & Harten, A. van (2002a). The genus Latrodectus (Araneae: Theridiidae) from mainland Yemen, the Socotra Archipelago and adjacent countries. Fauna of Arabia 19: 321-361. -- Show included taxa
Knoflach, B. (2004). Diversity in the copulatory behaviour of comb-footed spiders (Araneae, Theridiidae). In: Thaler, K. (ed.) Diversität und Biologie von Webspinnen, Skorpionen und anderen Spinnentieren. Denisia 12: 161-256. -- Show included taxa
Knoflach, B. & Harten, A. van (2002b). Die Schwarzen Witwen von Arabia Felix (Araneae, Theridiidae). Entomologica Austriaca 6: 10-11. -- Show included taxa
Lawrence, R. F. (1927). Contributions to a knowledge of the fauna of South-West Africa V. Arachnida. Annals of the South African Museum 25(1): 1-75, pl. 1-4. -- Show included taxa
Lotz, L. N. (1994a). Revision of the genus Latrodectus (Araneae: Theridiidae) in Africa. Navorsinge van die Nasionale Museum Bloemfontein 10: 1-60. -- Show included taxa
Lotz, L. N. (1994b). The button spiders of southern Africa (Latrodectus: Araneae: Theridiidae). Spider Club News 9(3): 9-16. -- Show included taxa
Sherwood, D., Henrard, A., Jocqué, R., Fowler, L., Marusik, Y. M., Maddison, W., Harvey, M. S., Hormiga, G., Rheims, C. A., Piacentini, L. N., Peters, M., Stevens, N., Joshua, D., Scipio-O’Dean, C. J., Ellick, G., Wilkins, V., Ashmole, M. & Ashmole, P. (2024e). Annotated checklist of the spiders of Saint Helena, with new records, descriptions of unknown sexes, new and restored genera, and two new species (Araneae: Araneomorphae). Arachnology 19(9): 1218-1291. doi: 10.13156/arac.2024.19.9.1218 -- Show included taxa
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| Date | Type | Reference | Old value | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | New taxonomic reference entry | Knoflach & van Harten, 2002b | ||
| 2024-11-04 | New taxonomic reference entry | Sherwood et al., 2024e | ||
| 2024-11-04 | Species distribution update | Sherwood et al., 2024e | Old value | |
| 2023-02-10 | New taxonomic reference entry | Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021z | ||
| 2017-01-13 | Taxonomic reference added from other taxon | Zamani & El-Hennawy, 2016 | Old value | |
| 2016-12-22 | Species distribution update | Old value |
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