Abstract

This work deals the occurrence confirmation of spider species, genus Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1832, in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. L. laeta (Nicolet, 1849) and L. intermedia MelloLeitão, 1934 were the collected species. L. intermedia was the most numerous specie. In Pelotas many specimens were collected, over old books, newspapers and paper leaves. In comparasion to previous papers, some morphological variations were observed in this two species: in L. intermedia the length of legs is much larger than the specie general pathern; in L. laeta the same feature do not occur but the long length of male s palp is very conspicuous.

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