First record of the mediterranean recluse spider Loxosceles rufescens (Araneae: Sicariidae) from Iran

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 228-231

  Zamani, Alireza ^a   Rafinejad, Javad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Arachnidism; Cytotoxity; Distribution; Faunistic; Loxoscelism

Indexed keywords

VENOM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IRAN; LOXOSCELES; LOXOSCELES RUFESCENS; MALE; NONHUMAN; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84899513565     PISSN: 23221984     EISSN: 23222271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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