Distribution

Spiders of medical importance (sytemic envenoming and /or severe local effects).

Other spiders, wich are not listed here, could cause severe local effects aswell.

North America

Chiracanthium sp.

Latrodectus sp.

Loxosceles sp.

Mexico and Central America

Latrodectus sp.

Loxosceles sp.

South America and the West Indies

Harpactirella lightfooti

Latrodectus sp.

Loxosceles sp.

Phoneutria sp.

Trechona sp.

(Lycosa sp.)

(Sicarius sp.)

Europe

Chiracanthium sp.

Latrodectus sp.

Loxosceles sp.

(Aranea sexpunctata)

(Lycosa sp.)

North Africa, Near and Middle East

Latrodectus sp.

Loxosceles sp.

Central and Southern Africa

Chiracanthium sp.

Latrodectus sp.

Loxosceles sp.

Pterinochilus murinus

(Sicarius sp.)

(Eumenophorus sp.)

(Stromatopelma sp.)

The Far East

Chiracanthium sp.

Latrodectus sp.

Loxosceles sp.

Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia

Lampropelma nigerrimum

Latrodectus sp.

Loxosceles sp.

(Selenocosmia sp.)

Australia and the Pacific Islands

Atrax sp. 

Hadronyche sp.

Latrodectus sp.

Loxosceles sp.

Missulena bradleyi

(Selenocosmia sp.)