Peruvian Loxosceles ????

[Brian S]

I found this spider here in Peru yesterday. It looks very similar to L reclusa. It even has the violin on the carapace. Anyone have any idea what it is?

 

[Crotalus]

Count the eyes, if it got 6 maybe its Loxosceles

/Lelle

 

[JPD]

L.laeta possibly? Nice pics Brian.

 

[David_F]

Mmm....mucho gusto. :drool: Nice pics, Brian.

If any of those should happen to find their way back to the states.....

Legally, of course.

What's the leg span like? What about leg pattern (longest to shortest)?

 

[Brian S]

Mmm....mucho gusto. :drool: Nice pics, Brian.

If any of those should happen to find their way back to the states.....

Legally, of course.

What's the leg span like? What about leg pattern (longest to shortest)?

Hey Dave,

They are about 1.5 inches in legspan.

Lelle, They do have 6 eyes and it is Loxosceles laeta for sure.

Here is another pic after I fed it a fly

 

[Spaceman_Spiff]

For sure?

According to this:
http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/SICARIIDAE.html
there are more than 10 species of Loxosceles native to Peru, i bet my a.. they all look more or less alike, makes a photo ID difficult!

Still a nice spider, thanks for sharing the pictures with us!

greets
Bernhard

 

[Venom]

Hmm, could be laeta. From what I've seen and read though, the carapace marking in the female is a long triangle, not a violin. See these pics:

http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/enpp/ento/loxoscel.html

The black/ red coloration is not inconsistent with L. laeta however. In any case it is definitely Loxosceles sp. Nice find!

 

[Brian S]

Yeah all I know for sure it is a Loxosceles sp. It has the typical 6 eyes

 

[NRF]

Here is a photo of an ad. male of L. laeta.
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=36307