Loxosceles alicea
(Mediterranean Recluse)

Featured spider picture The spider species Loxosceles alicea, commonly known as Mediterranean Recluse, belongs to the genus Loxosceles, in the family Sicariidae. Loxosceles alicea spiders have been sighted 10 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Loxosceles alicea includes 7 countries and 1 states in the United States. Loxosceles alicea is most often sighted indoors, and during the month of June.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Sicariidae
  • Genus: Loxosceles
  • Species: Loxosceles alicea

Common Name (AASMore information icon)

Mediterranean Recluse

Other Common Names

Mediterranean Recluse Spider

Author

Léon Jean Marie Dufour, 1820

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Sightings Overview

There have been 10 confirmed sightings of Loxosceles alicea (Mediterranean Recluse), with the most recent sighting submitted on February 26, 2020 by Spider ID member 7517230218. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 10 sightings because of certain Loxosceles alicea sightings reporting incomplete data.

  • Web: 10% of the time, Loxosceles alicea spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 10)
  • Sex: 0 female and 0 male.
  • Environment: Loxosceles alicea has been sighted 0 times outdoors, and 10 times indoors.
  • Outdoors:

Location and Range

Loxosceles alicea (Mediterranean Recluse) has been sighted in the following countries: Algeria, France, India, Israel, Qatar, Spain, United States.

Loxosceles alicea has also been sighted in the following states: Hawaii.

Seasonality

Loxosceles alicea has been primarily sighted during the month of June.

  • January:
  • February: 1
  • March: 1
  • April: 1
  • May: 1
  • June: 3
  • July: 2
  • August:
  • September:
  • October:
  • November:
  • December: 1

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Picture of Loxosceles alicea (Mediterranean Recluse) - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
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  • Submitted Calendar iconJul 26, 2018
  • Photographed Picture iconJul 25, 2018
  • Nigel
  • Location iconmadrid, Spain
  • Comment icon1 Comments
Picture of Loxosceles alicea (Mediterranean Recluse) - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Loxosceles alicea (Mediterranean Recluse) - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Loxosceles alicea (Mediterranean Recluse) - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
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