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On Chilean Loxosceles (Araneae: Sicariidae): first description of the males of L. surca and L. coquimbo, new records of L. laeta and three remarkable new species from coastal deserts

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Brescovit, Antonio D., Taucare-Ríos, Andrés, Magalhaes, Ivan L. F., Santos, Adalberto J. (2017): On Chilean Loxosceles (Araneae: Sicariidae): first description of the males of L. surca and L. coquimbo, new records of L. laeta and three remarkable new species from coastal deserts. European Journal of Taxonomy 388: 1-20, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2017.388

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