| Loxosceles deserta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sicariidae |
| Genus: | Loxosceles |
| Species: | L. deserta
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| Binomial name | |
| Loxosceles deserta Gertsch, 1973
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| Range of L. deserta within the United States shown in yellow. Mexican range not available. | |
Loxosceles deserta, commonly known as the desert recluse, is a recluse spider of the family Sicariidae.[1] It is found in Mexico and the United States.
The desert recluse is commonly misidentified as L. unicolor (of South America)[2] or as L. reclusa (the brown recluse of the southern and midwestern states), two spiders which do not live anywhere near the vicinity.[2]
- ^ Norman I. Platnick (2011). "Family Sicariidae". The World Spider Catalog, version 11.5. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ^ a b R. S. Vetter (2008). "Spiders of the genus Loxosceles: a review of biological, medical and psychological aspects regarding envenomations" (PDF). Journal of Arachnology. 36 (3): 150–163. doi:10.1636/RSt08-06.1. S2CID 7746032.