Sicarius tropicus (Mello-Leitão, 1936) is a animal in the Sicariidae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Sicarius tropicus (Mello-Leitão, 1936)
Sicarius tropicus is a venomous six-eyed sand spider endemic to Brazil’s South American caatinga, with one recorded medically significant bite.
Sicarius tropicus is a six-eyed sand spider species belonging to the genus Sicarius. It is endemic to the caatinga habitat of Brazil in South America. Like other closely related spiders in its group, it produces venom. Only one medically significant bite from this species has ever been recorded; this bite caused dermonecrotic lesions in a 17-year-old boy.
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Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940
Loxosceles gaucho Gertsch, 1967
Loxosceles simillima Lawrence, 1927
Loxosceles laeta (Nicolet, 1849)
Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820)
Loxosceles intermedia Mello-Leitão, 1934
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