Loxosceles arizonica, known as the Arizona brown spider,[2] is a species of spider in the family Sicariidae.[1] Field studies suggest that ants are its major prey, especially ants of the genera Novomessor and Camponotus.[3]
| Loxosceles arizonica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sicariidae |
| Genus: | Loxosceles |
| Species: | L. arizonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Loxosceles arizonica | |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Taxon details Loxosceles arizonica Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-10-05
- ^ Werner, Floyd G. (1968), "The Arizona Brown Spider", Progressive Agriculture in Arizona, 20 (6): 12–13, hdl:10150/299996
- ^ Richman, David B. (1973), "Field Studies on the Biology of Loxosceles arizonica Gertsch and Mulaik (Araneae, Scytodidae)", Journal of the Arizona Academy of Science, 8 (3): 124–126, doi:10.2307/40021776, JSTOR 40021776
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