title: Envenomation by spiders of the genus Hololena (Araneae: Agelenidae).
abstract: Three verified bites from Hololena spiders (Family Agelenidae) are presented here. Two male victims, each over 100 kg weight (bitten by female spiders), experienced headaches and 4-h episodes of vomiting. A female bite victim (bitten by a male spider) experienced minor reaction. None sought medical attention; symptoms resolved in a few days. Although these incidents were not serious, reactions in the male victims were more dynamic than usual generic spider bites (minor edema, minor erythema).
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA. rick.vetter@ucr.edu
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Vetter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002140:California; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D004890:Erythema / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D001098:Spider Bites / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013112:Spiders / Q000145:classification