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| Latrodectus tredecimguttatus | |
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| Female L. tredecimguttatus, swollen with eggs | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Latrodectus |
| Species: | L. tredecimguttatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Latrodectus tredecimguttatus | |
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| Range of L. tredecimguttatus | |
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Latrodectus tredecimguttatus, also known as the Mediterranean black widow[2] or the European black widow,[3] is a species in the genus Latrodectus of the widow spiders. It is commonly found throughout the Mediterranean region, ranging from southern Iberia to southwest and central Asia, hence the name. Specimens from central Asia are also known by the binomial name Latrodectus lugubris; that name, however, is now considered improper, though it is still commonly found in the literature. Latrodectus tredecimguttatus was previously considered a subspecies of Latrodectus mactans.[4]
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- ^ Levy, G.; Amitai, P. (1983). "Revision of the Widow-spider genus Latrodectus (Araneae: Theridiidae) in Israel". Medicine. 77: 39–63. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1983.tb01720.x.