Lycosa erythrognatha

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Lycosa erythrognatha is a species of spider from the genus Lycosa.[1][2] The species was originally described in 1836.[3] It is the only spider known to feed on Rhinella ornata.[4]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
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Lycosa erythrognatha
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Lycosa
Species:
L. erythrognatha
Binomial name
Lycosa erythrognatha
Lucas, 1836
Synonyms
  • Lycosa raptoria Walckenaer, 1837
  • Lycosa erythrostoma C.L. Koch, 1847
  • Lycosa rufimana C.L. Koch, 1847
  • Tarentula erythrostoma (C.L. Koch, 1847)
  • Tarentula rufimana (C.L. Koch, 1847)
  • Leimonia raptoria (Walckenaer, 1837)
  • Tarentula raptoria (Walckenaer, 1837)
  • Scaptocosa raptoria (Walckenaer, 1837)
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Venom

Beginning in the 1920s, the venom of this species has been erroneously reported to cause necrosis in humans, based on undocumented clinical observations; careful empirical studies revealed that none of over 500 confirmed bites from this spider resulted in a necrotic wound.[5]

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