Biology:Loxosceles arizonica
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Short description: Species of spider
| Loxosceles arizonica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sicariidae |
| Genus: | Loxosceles |
| Species: | L. arizonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Loxosceles arizonica Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940[1]
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Loxosceles arizonica, known as the Arizona brown spider,[2] is a species of spider in the family Sicariidae.[1] Field studies suggest that ants are its major prey, especially ants of the genera Novomessor and Camponotus.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Taxon details Loxosceles arizonica Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/34235, retrieved 2016-10-05
- ↑ Werner, Floyd G. (1968), "The Arizona Brown Spider", Progressive Agriculture in Arizona 20 (6): 12–13
- ↑ Richman, David B. (1973), "Field Studies on the Biology of Loxosceles arizonica Gertsch and Mulaik (Araneae, Scytodidae)", Journal of the Arizona Academy of Science 8 (3): 124–126, doi:10.2307/40021776
Wikidata ☰ Q2738037 entry
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