Mediterranean Recluse Spider, Loxosceles rufescens (Araneae: Sicariidae) from Charkhab Cave, Southern Iran

• Main Authors: Saber Sadeghi (Author), Meysam Dashan (Author), Mohammad Javad Malek-Hosseini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The best-known dangerous spiders belong to the six genera. The genus Loxosceles or violin spiders are well known for their ability to cause skin necrosis or loxoscelism. All Loxosceles species have medical im­portance due to their necrotizing venom. The present article reports the occurr...