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Other spiders in this genus with potentially medically significant venom include two chiefly European varieties, S. paykulliana and S. nobilis, and a species found mainly in New Zealand and South Africa, S. capensis. [24] Use of widow spider antivenom has been shown effective in treating steatodism. [25]
All of these spiders are native to Southern Africa. The brown button spiders are lighter in color than the black button spiders and have a red hourglass marking under the abdomen (not above) with exception of the L. umbukwane which has both red markings above and below the opisthosoma (abdomen); there are three brown button species:
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Latrodectus indistinctus is a species of spider in the family Theridiidae, found in Namibia and South Africa. [1] It is one of six species of Latrodectus found in southern Africa, four of which, including L. indistinctus, are known as black button or black widow spiders.
Stasimopus hewitti Engelbrecht & Prendini, 2012 – South Africa; Stasimopus ignis Brandt, Sole & Lyle, 2023 – South Africa; Stasimopus insculptus Pocock, 1901 – South Africa Stasimopus i. peddiensis Hewitt, 1917 – South Africa; Stasimopus karooensis Brandt, Sole & Lyle, 2023 – South Africa; Stasimopus kentanicus Purcell, 1903 – South ...
It is found in South Africa from Western Cape Province north to Limpopo Province. This reclusive spider, rarely encountered outside its burrow, reaches a body length of 55 mm, the female usually slightly larger than the male. The black carapace is marked with a distinctive pattern of radiating light brown lines, like the spokes of a wheel. Like ...
Palystes castaneus is a species of huntsman spider found in parts of South Africa. [1] It is common from Cape Town to Heidelberg, Western Cape, especially in forested areas. In scrub outside forested areas, it is replaced by Palystes superciliosus. It occurs mainly on plants, where it hunts insects.