Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775) – Czarna wdowa – Black widow

Information in Alien Species in Poland database are purely scientific and not legally binding.

Status

The species is alien in whole area of its current or past occurrence in Poland

Unintentionally introduced indoors but intercepted before introduction into the environment

One confirmed record of interception of 3 individulas in the Port of Gdańsk, in the transport of cars imported from the USA.

Potentially invasive alien species

Occurrence

Map of occurrence

Areas on the map correspond to pemanent occurrence of the species. Points on the map indicate introduction places and/or single records of the species; they do not always correspond to current presence of the species in a given locality.

Information that could update the map of occurence of the species can be sent to ias@iop.krakow.pl

References

• RMF 24 2012. Gdańsk: Celnicy odkryli czarne wdowy w portowym kontenerze link

Life form: Spider

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Theridiidae