First report of brown widow spider sightings in Peninsular Malaysia and notes on its global distribution

First report of brown widow spider sightings in Peninsular Malaysia and notes on its global distribution

<title>Abstract</title><sec><title>Background:</title><p>The brown widow spider (<italic>Latrodectus geometricus</italic> Koch, 1841) has colonised many parts of the world from its continent of origin, Africa. By at least 1841, the species had successf...

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Main Authors: Mustakiza Muslimin, John-James Wilson, Amir-Ridhwan M Ghazali, Kamil A Braima, John Jeffery, Fitri Wan-Nor, Mohamed E Alaa-Eldin, Siti-Waheeda Mohd-Zin, Wan S Wan-Yusoff, Yusoff Norma-Rashid, Yee L Lau, Mahmud Rohela, Noraishah M Abdul-Aziz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2015-08-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Subjects:
<italic>Latrodectus geometricus</italic>
Brown widow spider
Colonization
DNA barcoding
Envenomation
Global invasion
Invasive species
Medically important arthropods
Synanthropy
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