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Armed Spiders Phoneutria Perty (Arachnida: Araneae: Ctenidae)

Lawrence E. Reeves and Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman


Release Date: 4/2/2018

Reviewed At: 9/4/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in1207-2018

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids, and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY701, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date February 2018. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/.

About the Authors

Lawrence E. Reeves, research assistant scientist, Florida Medical Entomology Lab; and Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman, associate Extension scientist, Department of Entomology and Nematology; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Reeves, L. E., & Gillett-Kaufman, J. L. (2018). Armed Spiders Phoneutria Perty (Arachnida: Araneae: Ctenidae). EDIS, 2018(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1207-2018

Authors

Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman

instructional associate professor, Ph.D., Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, former UF/IFAS Extension scientist, integrated pest management, olives, Department of Entomology and Nematology

Lawrence Reeves
Lawrence Reeves
Specialist
University of Florida

assistant research scientist, mosquito biology and ecology, UF/IFAS Florida Medical Entomology Lab (FMEL)

Contacts

Elena Rhodes
Elena Rhodes
staff
University of Florida

biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology

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