Alien spiders: First record of Loxosceles gaucho Gertsch, 1967 (Araneae: Sicariidae) in the Amazon region, Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2019.59.53Keywords:
Manaus, Aranha marrom, Brown recluse spider, Venomous speciesAbstract
We present the first record for Loxosceles gaucho Gertsch, 1967 in the Amazonian region of Brazil. Four males, fifteen females and forty-nine immatures were collected in different places in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. This is the third species of Loxosceles reported in the Amazon region along with L. amazonica Gertsch, 1967, and L. similis Moenkhaus, 1898. This is the first record of an invasive species of a venomous animal in the state of Amazonas, Brazil, which is noteworthy due to its synanthropic habit, which increases the risk to the local population.
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Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
Grant numbers 88887.312051/2018-00 -
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Grant numbers 140081/2019-4;141878/2018-5 -
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas
Grant numbers 002/2016 – POSGRAD 2017