First record of Cheiracanthium furculatum Karsch, 1879 from Burkina Faso (Araneae: Cheiracanthiidae)

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  First record of Cheiracanthium furculatum Karsch, 1879 from Burkina Faso (Araneae: Cheiracanthiidae) Abstract Cheiracanthium furculatum Karsch, 1879 is recorded from Burkina Faso for the first time based on a male from within the West Sudanian Savanna ecoregion.  Sherwood, Danniella & Arzuza Buelvas, Diana. (2026). First record of Cheiracanthium furculatum Karsch, 1879 from Burkina Faso (Araneae: Cheiracanthiidae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología. 48. 114-116. Via ResearchGate

Extending the distribution of Latrodectus corallinus Abalos, 1980 (Araneae: Theridiidae) in South America: first record for Brazil

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Extending the distribution of Latrodectus corallinus Abalos, 1980 (Araneae: Theridiidae) in South America: first record for Brazil

Abstract

The widow spider Latrodectus corallinus Abalos, 1980, a species reported previously only for Argentina, was recorded in the central-western region of Brazil, associated with sandstone caves in São José do Rio Claro, in the State of Mato Grosso, and in open areas of the Pantanal (Miranda) and the Brazilian savanna in Bodoquena, in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul.

Santos, L. M. ., Borges, D. M., Gallão, J. E. . and Chagas-Jr, A. . (2025) “Extending the distribution of <em>Latrodectus corallinus</em> Abalos, 1980 (Araneae: Theridiidae) in South America: first record for Brazil”, Revista Chilena de Entomología, 51(1). Available at: https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/87086 (Accessed: 1 April 2025).