Loxosceles deserta
| Loxosceles deserta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sicariidae |
| Genus: | Loxosceles |
| Species: | L. deserta |
| Binomial name | |
| Loxosceles deserta Gertsch, 1973 | |
| Range of L. deserta within the United States shown in yellow. Mexican range not available. | |
Loxosceles deserta, commonly known as the desert recluse, is a recluse spider of the family Sicariidae. It is found in Mexico and the United States.
The desert recluse is commonly misidentified as L. unicolor (of South America) or as L. reclusa (the brown recluse of the southern and midwestern states), two spiders which do not live anywhere near the vicinity.