Sicarius tropicus
Sicarius tropicus is a species of six-eyed sand spider (Sicarius) endemic in South American caatinga in Brazil.[1] Like related spiders, it is venomous, but only one medically-significant bite has been recorded, causing dermonecrotic lesions in a 17-year-old boy.[2]
| Sicarius tropicus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sicariidae |
| Genus: | Sicarius |
| Species: | S. tropicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sicarius tropicus (Mello-Leitao, 1936) | |
References
- "Oldstyle id: 5850bf52974321d7ce7a182813997c37". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
- Dos-Santos MC, Cardoso JLC (1992) Lesão dermonecrótica por Sicarius tropicus, simulando loxoscelismo cutâneo. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 25: 115–123.
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