New data on the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Anguilla, Lesser Antilles with description of seven new species

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  New data on the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Anguilla, Lesser Antilles with description of seven new species Abstract  28 species of spider are newly recorded from Anguilla, a United Kingdom Overseas Territory, in the Lesser Antilles, including seven also new to science:  Agyneta   anguilla  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Linyphiidae),  Sphecozone   sandyground  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Linyphiidae),  Mimetus   antillensis  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Mimetidae),  Modisimus anguillensis  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Pholcidae),  Anelosimus   blackgardens  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Theridiidae),  Anelosimus covepond  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Theridiidae), and  Coleosoma   roadsalt  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor...

A CASE REPORT OF VENEZUELAN SUNTIGER TARANTULA (PSALMOPOEUS IRMINIA) ENVENOMATION AND REVIEW OF TARANTULA EXPOSURES

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A CASE REPORT OF VENEZUELAN SUNTIGER TARANTULA (PSALMOPOEUS IRMINIA) ENVENOMATION AND REVIEW OF TARANTULA EXPOSURES

Abstract

Tarantula envenomations are encountered infrequently but may increase with increased exotic animal ownership. This case report presents the first documented toxicity from a Venezuelan suntiger tarantula (VST), Psalmopoeus irminia, and provides a general framework for approaching patients with tarantula exposures.


Mark Simon, Christopher Hoyte,
A CASE REPORT OF VENEZUELAN SUNTIGER TARANTULA (PSALMOPOEUS IRMINIA) ENVENOMATION AND REVIEW OF TARANTULA EXPOSURES,
The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023, ISSN 0736-4679,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.05.022 .