Spiders in Brazil

Overview

Journal Toxicon

Specialty Toxicology

Date 1988 Jan 1

PMID 3059583

Citations 13

Authors

S Lucas

Affiliations

Soon will be listed here.

Abstract

Descriptions of the principal venomous spiders in Brazil, of the genera Phoneutria, Loxosceles, Latrodectus and Scaptocosa, are given, together with a list of species and their geographical distribution. Detailed information on their habitat, behaviour and venom quantity, symptomatology of human accidents and epidemiology is given and recommendations are made for the prevention of accidents. General observations are made on the most common mygalomorph spiders.

Citing Articles

Venom from Spiders Collected in Southeastern and Northeastern Brazilian Regions Cause Hemotoxic Effects on Human Blood Components.

Silva-Magalhaes R, Gomes Dos Santos A, Silva-Araujo A, Peres-Damasio P, Goncalves de Alvarenga V, Souza de Oliveira L Toxins (Basel). 2024; 16(12).

PMID: 39728790 PMC: 11680057. DOI: 10.3390/toxins16120532.

Diagnosis of human envenoming by terrestrial venomous animals: Routine, advances, and perspectives.

Cavalcante J, Arruda S, Riciopo P, Pucca M, Ferreira Junior R Toxicon X. 2024; 24:100211.

PMID: 39507426 PMC: 11539352. DOI: 10.1016/j.toxcx.2024.100211.

Diversity of intestinal protozoa and clinical signs associated in wild-caught kept in captivity for the anti-arachnid serum production.

Chiariello T, Emiliano da Silva R, Costa J, Marcili A Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl. 2021; 17:7-13.

PMID: 34934618 PMC: 8660699. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.11.006.

Prey and Venom Efficacy of Male and Female Wandering Spider, (Araneae: Ctenidae).

Valenzuela-Rojas J, Gonzalez-Gomez J, van der Meijden A, Cortes J, Guevara G, Franco L Toxins (Basel). 2019; 11(11).

PMID: 31717836 PMC: 6891708. DOI: 10.3390/toxins11110622.

Venomous Arachnid Diagnostic Assays, Lessons from Past Attempts.

Dias-Lopes C, Paiva A, Guerra-Duarte C, Molina F, Felicori L Toxins (Basel). 2018; 10(9).

PMID: 30201918 PMC: 6162545. DOI: 10.3390/toxins10090365.