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West African pholcid spiders: an overview, with descriptions of five new species (Araneae, Pholcidae)

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Huber, Bernhard A., Kwapong, Peter (2013): West African pholcid spiders: an overview, with descriptions of five new species (Araneae, Pholcidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 59: 1-44, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2013.59

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