Envenomation by Trachelas tranquillus (Araneae: Corrinidae) in Connecticut

Charles R. Vossbrinck; William L. Krinsky

doi:10.1603/ME13215

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Charles R. Vossbrinck,^1,* William L. Krinsky²

¹1 Center for Vector Biology and Zoonotic Diseases, Department of Environmental Sciences, The Connect
²3 Division of Entomology, Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-81

^* Corresponding author, e-mail: Charles.Vossbrinck@ct.gov.

Abstract

We report a case of envenomation by Trachelas tranquillus (Hentz) in Connecticut in late September 2013. The bitten subject, a 50 yr-old-female Caucasian, reported a painful wasp-like sting and brushed the spider from her leg. An erythematous macule formed at the site of the bite. The macule was gone by the next day and there was no associated necrosis. The spider was collected and brought to our laboratory for identification. This is the second confirmed case of envenomation by T. tranquillus and the only case reported from Connecticut.

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Charles R. Vossbrinck and William L. Krinsky "Envenomation by Trachelas tranquillus (Araneae: Corrinidae) in Connecticut," Journal of Medical Entomology 51(5), 1077-1078, (1 September 2014). https://doi.org/10.1603/ME13215

Received: 29 October 2013; Accepted: 1 June 2014; Published: 1 September 2014