Latrodectus
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Latrodectus mactans with egg case
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin latro (“brigand”) + Ancient Greek δήκτης (dḗktēs, “biter”)).
Proper noun
Latrodectus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Theridiidae – widow spiders and button spiders.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Araneae – order; Opisthothelae - suborder; Araneomorphae - infraorder; Neocribellatae - taxon; Entelegynae - series; Araneoidea - superfamily; Theridiidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Latrodectus tredecimguttatus (malmignatte, European black widow, Mediterranean black widow, steppe spider) - type species; Latrodectus antheratus, Latrodectus apicalis, Latrodectus bishopi (red widow), Latrodectus cinctus, Latrodectus corallinus, Latrodectus curacaviensis, Latrodectus dahli, Latrodectus diaguita, Latrodectus elegans, Latrodectus erythromelas, Latrodectus geometricus (brown widow), Latrodectus hasselti (redback), Latrodectus hesperus (western black widow), Latrodectus hystrix, Latrodectus indistinctus, Latrodectus karrooensis, Latrodectus katipo (katipo), Latrodectus lilianae, Latrodectus mactans (black widow), Latrodectus menavodi, Latrodectus mirabilis, Latrodectus obscurior, Latrodectus pallidus (white widow), Latrodectus quartus, Latrodectus renivulvatus, Latrodectus revivensis, Latrodectus rhodesiensis, Latrodectus thoracicus, Latrodectus variegatus, Latrodectus variolus (northern black widow), Latrodectus ex laos (species)
See also
References
Latrodectus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Latrodectus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Latrodectus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Latrodectus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Latrodectus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
