The Spider Cytogenetic Database

Current version: 13.0 (Aug 31, 2024)

Douglas Araujo, Marielle Cristina Schneider, Emygdio Paula-Neto and Doralice Maria Cella​
Sicariidae  Keyserling, 1880

Cited as = species name adopted by the researcher that performed the cytogenetic analysis; 2n = diploid number of males and in parenthesis, diploid number of females; n = haploid number; 3n = triploid number; 4n = tetraploid number; SCS = sex chromosome system; T = telocentric; A = acrocentric; St = subtelocentric; Sm = submetacentric; M = metacentric; H = holocentric; S = supernumerary chromosome; (?) = dubious description; (*) = designation of the species name not recorded in the taxonomic database.

Valid name Cited as 2n SCS Chromosomal morphology Collection site Bibliography
Hexophthalma sp. ---- (20) ---- ---- Namibia Král et al., 2019
Loxosceles amazonica Gertsch, 1967 ---- 23 X1X2Y 18M/Sm+2St+X1X2YM/Sm Brazil Araujo et al., 2020
Loxosceles gaucho Gertsch, 1967 ---- 23 X1X2Y 16M/Sm+4St+X1X2YM/Sm Brazil Araujo et al., 2020
Loxosceles hirsuta Mello-Leitão, 1931 ---- 23 X1X2Y 20M/Sm+X1X2YM/Sm Brazil Araujo et al., 2020
Loxosceles intermedia Mello-Leitão, 1934 ---- 23 X1X2Y 20M/Sm+X1M/Sm+X2M/Sm+YSm Brazil Silva et al., 2002
Loxosceles intermedia Mello-Leitão, 1934 ---- 23 X1X2Y 20M/Sm+X1X2YM/Sm Brazil Araujo et al., 2020
Loxosceles laeta (Nicolet, 1849) ---- 23 X1X2Y 20Sm+X1Sm+X2Sm+YA Peru Silva, 1988
Loxosceles laeta (Nicolet, 1849) ---- 23 X1X2Y 20M/Sm+X1M/Sm+X2M/Sm+YSm Brazil Silva et al., 2002
Loxosceles laeta (Nicolet, 1849) ---- 23 X1X2Y 20M/Sm+X1X2YM/Sm Brazil Araujo et al., 2020
Loxosceles laeta (Nicolet, 1849) ---- 23 X1X2Y biarmed autosomes+X1X2+YSm ---- Sember et al., 2020
Loxosceles puortoi Martins, Knysak & Bertani, 2002 ---- 23 X1X2Y 20M/Sm+X1X2YM/Sm Brazil Araujo et al., 2020
Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940 ---- ---- ?+Y M ---- Hetzler, 1979
Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940 ---- 18 X1X2 ---- USA Tugmon et al., 1990
Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820) ---- 20 ---- ---- Brazil Beçak & Beçak, 1960
Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820) ---- 21 X1X2Y 16M+2Sm+X1X2YM Portugal Král et al., 2006
Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820) ---- 21 X1X2Y 18M/Sm+X1X2YM/Sm Turkey Kumbiçak, 2014
Loxosceles rufipes (Lucas, 1834) ---- 20 ---- ---- Uruguay Beçak & Beçak, 1960
Loxosceles rufipes (Lucas, 1834) ---- 20 X1X2 18M+X1X2A ---- Diaz & Saez, 1966
Loxosceles similis Moenkhaus, 1898 ---- 23 X1X2Y 16M/Sm+4St+X1X2YM/Sm Brazil Araujo et al., 2020
Loxosceles spinulosa Purcell, 1904 ---- 19 X1X2Y 12M+4Sm+X1X2YM South Africa Král et al., 2006
Loxosceles variegata Simon, 1897 ---- 23 X1X2Y 16M/Sm+4St+X1X2YM/Sm Brazil Araujo et al., 2020
Sicarius cariri Magalhães, Brescovit & Santos, 2013 ---- 19 X1X2Y 14M+2Sm+X1X2YM Brazil Gimenez-Pinheiro et al., 2022
Sicarius ornatus Magalhães, Brescovit & Santos, 2013 ---- 19 X1X2Y 16M+X1X2Sm+YA Brazil Gimenez-Pinheiro et al., 2022
Sicarius tropicus (Mello-Leitão, 1936) ---- 20 XY 18M+XYM Brazil Gimenez-Pinheiro et al., 2022
Sicarius sp. ----- 21 X1X2Y 10St+4M+4T+X1X2St+YT Peru Franco & Andía, 2013