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Two new species of the spider genus Khorata Huber, 2005 (Araneae: Pholcidae) from southern China

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Xu, Hao, Zheng, Guo, Yao, Zhiyuan (2020): Two new species of the spider genus Khorata Huber, 2005 (Araneae: Pholcidae) from southern China. Zootaxa 4747 (1): 156-166, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4747.1.6

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