Tags: Arachnid.
Mediterranean black widow European black widow or steppe spider (binomial name Latrodectus tredecimguttatus) is a species of widow spiders in the genus Latrodectus. It is commonly found throughout the Mediterranean region ranging from Portugal to southwest and central Asia hence the name. Specimens from central Asia are also known by the binomial name Latrodectus lugubris; that name however is considered obsolete though it is still commonly found in the literature.
