Latrodectus geometricus (Koch, 1841) is a widow spider native to Africa and introduced in to several countries from both the Americas to Japan. Three adult female L. geometricus with three egg-sacs were observed in Nagercoil, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. The present record extends its known distributional range to further south being the southernmost occurrence of the species in India.
R., Kishore & Sadhasivan, Vinod. (2025). First report of the brown widow spider, Latrodectus geometricus Koch, 1841 (Araneae, Theridiidae) from southern India. ENTOMON. 50. 465-468.
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