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Arthropods

Western Black Widow Spider

Latrodectus hesperus

Authorship: Chamberlin and Ivie

Sources

[Maldonado et al., 2006, Worthington (UTEP)]

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
SubphylumChelicerata (Scorpions and spiders)
ClassArachnida
OrderARANEAE (Spiders)
FamilyTHERIDIIDAE (Cobweb Weaver Family)
GenusLatrodectus
Specieshesperus

Conservation assessments from the following sources:

  • NatureServe Explorer
  • IUCN Red List
  • Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
Conservation status by source
IUCN Red ListNot assessed
NatureServe Global (opens in new tab)
G5Secure
NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab)Not assessed
Texas SGCNNot assessed