Alien spiders: First record of Loxosceles gaucho Gertsch, 1967 (Araneae: Sicariidae) in the Amazon region, Brazil

Almeida, Marlus QueirozAlves-Oliveira, João RafaelMendes, Diego Matheus de MelloSobral, RafaelSilva-Neto, Alberto Moreira daMorais, José Wellington de

We present the first record for Loxosceles gaucho Gertsch, 1967 in the Amazonian region of Brazil. Four males, fifteen females and forty-nine immatures were collected in different places in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. This is the third species of Loxosceles reported in the Amazon region along with L. amazonica Gertsch, 1967, and L. similis Moenkhaus, 1898. This is the first record of an invasive species of a venomous animal in the state of Amazonas, Brazil, which is noteworthy due to its synanthropic habit, which increases the risk to the local population.(AU)

1. Manaus
2. Venomous species
3. Brown recluse spider
4. Aranha marrom