Latrodectus
Translingual

Latrodectus mactans with egg case
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin latro (“brigand”) + Ancient Greek δήκτης (dḗktēs, “biter”)).
Proper noun
Latrodectus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Theridiidae – the 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 - 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
Further reading
Latrodectus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Latrodectus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Latrodectus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons- Latrodectus on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Latrodectus at the Tree of Life Web Project
- Latrodectus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Latrodectus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
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