Sicariidae Temporal range:
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Brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Superfamily: | Scytodoidea |
Family: | Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880 |
Genera | |
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Diversity | |
3 genera, 189 species | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Sicariidae is a family of six-eyed venomous spiders known for their potentially necrotic bites. The family consists of three genera and about 160 species. Well known spiders in this family include the brown recluse spider and the six-eyed sand spider.