Letter: Description of Two Cases of Spider Bites Attributed to Loxosceles rufescens (Araneae, Sicariidae) in Albania

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  Letter: Description of Two Cases of Spider Bites Attributed to Loxosceles rufescens (Araneae, Sicariidae) in Albania Fewer than 0.5% of spider species are medically significant, with the genus  Loxosceles  responsible for most dermonecrotic envenomings. 1 , 2  In the Mediterranean,  Loxosceles rufescens  is the primary species associated with loxoscelism. 2  This synanthropic spider thrives in human dwellings, typically biting only when inadvertently provoked. 1 , 3 , 4  Its venom, containing sphingomyelinase D, triggers local inflammation and necrosis, 1 , 5  and rarer the acute localized exanthematous pustulosis. 6  Diagnosis is often challenged by initial painlessness, leading to frequent misidentification as bacterial infections. 2 , 4 , 5  These cases in Albania highlight the need for improved clinical recognition of regional spider-bite occurrences. 7 Two cases were retrospectively documented via interviews and photos. Infor...

Anatoborus gen. nov.: a new genus of Uloboridae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Lord Howe Island, Australia

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Anatoborus gen. nov.: a new genus of Uloboridae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Lord Howe Island, Australia

A new monotypic Australian genus in the spider family Uloboridae Thorell, 1869 is described, Anatoborus gen. nov., with A. grayi sp.nov. from Lord Howe Island (New South Wales) as the type species. This genus posesses relatively simplified genitalic characters for the Uloboridae, similar to two other uloborid genera, Lehtineniana Sherwood, 2022 and Waitkera Opell, 1979.

Cite this paper as: Milledge GA (2025). Anatoborus gen. nov.: a new genus of Uloboridae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Lord Howe Island, Australia. Australian Journal of Taxonomy 93: 1–5. doi: https://doi.org/10.54102/ajt.a9vs6