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Oxyopes kitabensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Arachnida

Superfamily
  
Lycosoidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Araneae

Family
  
Oxyopidae

Similar
  
Cupiennius salei, Oxyopes, Cupiennius, Lynx spider, Wandering spider

Oxyopes kitabensis (wolf spider) is venomous spider belonging to a family of lynx spiders. Its venom contains peptide toxins called oxyopinins 1, 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d, which were described in 2002.

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Oxyopes kitabensis Wikipedia