Loxosceles adelaida

Loxosceles adelaida is a species of venomous recluse spider found in South America.

Loxosceles adelaida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Sicariidae
Genus:	Loxosceles
Species:	L. adelaida
Binomial name
Loxosceles adelaida Gertsch, 1967

L. adelaida inhabits mainly in caves, but has also been reported in forests adjacent to caves in Brazil.^[1] A recent study on the biological activity of venom of this species proved that it has a similar potential to induce hemolysis, dermonecrosis and lethality that L. gaucho, its venom produced a component of 31 kDa, endowed with hemolytic and dermonecrotic activities, therefore it has the potential to cause serious accidents as well as synanthropic species.^[2]