New Record of the Mediterranean Recluse Spider Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour) from Eastern India
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https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.803Keywords:
Loxosceles rufescens, Sicariidae, Mediterranean recluse spider, Eastern India, new record, invasive species, distribution, redescriptionAbstract
A new record of Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820) (Araneae, Sicariidae) from Eastern India is discussed herein. This paper extends the distribution of L. rufencens from Western India to Eastern India. It was sampled from the wild habitat area inside the campus of Berhampur University, Ganjam, Odisha, India.
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