Latrodectus geometricus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the latrodectus geometricus lives – recorded in 15 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Latrodectus geometricus
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	15 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, North America, South America
Class	Arachnid
Order	Araneida
Family	Theridiidae

Where does the latrodectus geometricus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the latrodectus geometricus in 15 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Texas, Canarana. In Peru, South Africa it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the latrodectus geometricus?

The latrodectus geometricus (Latrodectus geometricus) is an arachnid in the order Araneida and the family Theridiidae, genus Latrodectus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the latrodectus geometricus

Latrodectus geometricus, commonly known as the brown widow, brown button spider, grey widow, brown black widow, house button spider or geometric button spider, is one of the widow spiders in the genus Latrodectus. As such, it is a 'cousin' to the more infamous Latrodectus mactans (black widow).

L. geometricus has black and white patterns on the sides of its abdomen as well as an orange-yellow colored hourglass shape marking. Their eggs are easily identified by points that project from all over the egg sacs. L. geometricus are found all over the world, but are believed to originate in Africa or South America. Their bites, though painful, are not considered to be dangerous.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Latrodectus geometricus (revision 1380516456), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q82243 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).