Latrodectus apicalis Butler, 1877

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Described:

Distribution: Galapagos

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Taxonomic References
Latrodectus apicalis Butler, 1877: 75, pl. 13, f. 5 (Df) Original description
Latrodectus apicalis Roth & Craig, 1970: 121 (removed from S of Latrodectus mactans, rejecting Petrunkevitch, 1911: 181)
Latrodectus apicalis Baert et al., 2023: 32, f. 117A-D (mf)
References

Baert, L., Maelfait, J.-P., Desender, K., Hendrickx, F., Dekoninck, W., Berthet, M., Bouckaert, K., Caudron, J. & Leclercq, M. (2023). Updated checklist, origin, distribution, literature and genital drawings of the spiders of the Galápagos Islands. Belgian Journal of Entomology 142: 1-188. [[includes figs of 5 undescribed species]] -- Show included taxa

Butler, A. G. (1877). Myriopoda and Arachnida. In: Günther, A. (ed.). Account of the zoological collection made during the visit of H. M. S. "Peterel" to the Galapagos Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 45(1): 75-77, Pl. XIII. -- Show included taxa

Roth, V. D. & Craig, P. R. (1970). Arachnida of the Galapagos Islands. Mission Zoologique Belge aux Îles Galapagos et en Ecuador (N. et J. Leleup, 1964–1965), Résultats Scientifiques 2: 107-124. -- Show included taxa

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2024-12-22 New taxonomic reference entry Baert et al., 2023

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