First record of the western black widow spider Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 (Araneae: Theridiidae) in South Korea

Moon Bo Choi, Sue Yeon Lee, Jung Sun Yoo, Jumin Jun, Ohseok Kwon

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Abstract

Two individuals of Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin & Ivie were newly found in munitions storage at military facilities in Daegu, South Korea. A female was first discovered on August 31, 2018, and followed by another female along with three egg sacs on September 20, 2018. These spiders were identified based on morphological characters and DNA barcode sequence analysis. Additional surveys were made around the initial detection site to examine the range and spread of this species, but no additional individuals were found.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)141-146
Number of pages6
JournalEntomological Research
Volume49
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2019

Keywords

  • DNA barcoding
  • first detection
  • Latrodectus hesperus
  • South Korea
  • western black widow

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