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Loxosceles adelaida
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Sicariidae
Genus:	Loxosceles
Species:	L. adelaida
Binomial name
Loxosceles adelaida Gertsch, 1967

Loxosceles adelaida is a species of venomous recluse spider found in South America.

L. adelaida inhabits mainly in caves, but has also been reported in forests adjacent to caves in Brazil. A recent study on the biological activity of venom of this species proved that it has a similar potential to induce hemolysis, dermonecrosis and lethality that L. gaucho, its venom produced a component of 31 kDa, endowed with hemolytic and dermonecrotic activities, therefore it has the potential to cause serious accidents as well as synanthropic species.

References

1. "The Spider Loxosceles adelaida GERSTCH, 1967 (Araneae, Sicariidae) in the Karstic Area of Ribeira Valley, PETAR, Sao Paulo, Brazil". Science Alert. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
2. Pretel, Fernando; Gonçalves-de-Andrade, Rute M.; Magnoli, Fabio Carlos; da Silva, Maria Esther R.; Ferreira, Jorge M. C.; van den Berg, Carmen W.; Tambourgi, Denise V. (2005-03-15). "Analysis of the toxic potential of venom from Loxosceles adelaida, a Brazilian brown spider from karstic areas". Toxicon. 45 (4): 449–458. doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2004.12.002. ISSN 0041-0101. PMID 15733566.

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