Loxosceles laeta (Nicolet, 1849)
Description
Embolus curved, slightly longer than width of bulbus. Vulva with slender tubular lobe, with enlarged bulb apically. Prosoma and legs bright yellowish to orange or reddish brown. Opisthosoma grey to white
Body length male: 9-12 mmBody length female: 9-12 mm
Additional information
This species of South American origin is not native to Europe (alien species). It had been introduced to Europe at least once and did establish.
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Gertsch & Ennik 1983)
Bulbus
(Gertsch & Ennik 1983)
Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Gertsch & Ennik 1983)
Habitus
(Gertsch & Ennik 1983)
Vulva
(Gertsch & Ennik 1983)
Vulva
(Gertsch & Ennik 1983)
Habitus
(Gertsch & Ennik 1983)
Distribution List
"No references" does not mean that the species does not occur in this country, but that we have not yet inserted the reference for it. We are working on it.
References
Gertsch W J, Ennik F (1983) The spider genus Loxosceles in North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Araneae, Loxoscelidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 175: 264-360 
Huhta V (1972) Loxosceles laeta (Nicolet) (Araneae, Loxoscelinae), a venomous spider established in a building in Helsinki, Finland, and notes on some other synanthropic spiders. Annales Entomologici Fennici 38: 152-156
Koponen S, Fritzén N R, Pajunen T (2016) Checklist of spiders in Finland (Araneae). 6th version, December 2016, online at http://biolcoll.utu.fi/arach/checklist_of_spiders_in_Finland.htm
WSC (2024) World Spider Catalog. Version 25.5. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (31.10.2024) doi: 10.24436/2
Updates
| 20-03-2023 | Distribution update | Detail |