Latrodectus dahli
Species of venomous spider
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Latrodectus dahli, also known as Dahl's widow spider, is a species of venomous widow spider.[1]
| 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 | |
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]