Sicariidae

Sicariidae
Temporal range: Neogene–present
Brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Superfamily: Scytodoidea
Family: Sicariidae
Keyserling, 1880
Genera
Diversity
3 genera, 189 species
Synonyms[1]
  • Loxoscelidae

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.

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