Journal of Medical Entomology (2022) 59, 1086-1089

Jalil Nejati, Rubén Bueno-Marí, Masoud Salehi, Mohammad Reza Akbari and Mehran Shahi (2022)
First record of black widow spider bite Latrodectus cinctus (Araneae: Theridiidae) from Iran
Journal of Medical Entomology 59 (3), 1086-1089
Abstract: The genus Latrodectus contains the most medically important spiders around the world. This study describes the first case of Latrodectus cinctus Blackwall, 1865 bite and clinical treatment from Iran. Also, it is the first collection report from the southeast of the country that can enhance prior knowledge on the geographical distribution of this species. We describe a 42-year-old female patient with neurological pain caused by the spider bite. Also, a summary of the entomological survey and morphological identification of the collected species from the patient's house is presented.
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Database assignments for author(s): Rubén Bueno-Marí

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Latrodectus cinctus		Iran