| arachnids submitted as suspected brown recluse spiders (araneae: sicariidae): loxosceles spiders are virtually restricted to their known distributions but are perceived to exist throughout the united states. | an internet offer was made to identify any spider in the united states perceived to be a brown recluse spider, loxosceles reclusa gertsch & mulaik (sicariidae). in total, 1,773 arachnids from 49 states represented three orders (araneae, solifugae, and opiliones) and the identifiable spiders (araneae) consisted of 38 families, 88 genera, and 158 recognizable species. participants from states at least half within the known brown recluse distribution submitted loxosceles spiders 32- 89% of the time ... | 2005 | 16119538 |