Review of the medically important spiders in Southern Africa.
Known and suspected medically important Southern African spiders are reviewed in terms of their distribution, identification, action of the venom and treatment of the bite. Simple diagnostic characteristics of each species are provided to assist the non-specialist in identifications.
D000353:Africa, Southern; D000818:Animals; D000997:Antivenins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001740:Black Widow Spider / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D001098:Spider Bites / Q000628:therapy*; D013112:Spiders / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014688:Venoms / Q000633:toxicity*
D000997:Antivenins; D014688:Venoms