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An overview of the African genera of Prodidominae spiders: descriptions and remarks (Araneae: Gnaphosidae)

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Rodrigues, Bruno V. B., Rheims, Cristina A. (2020): An overview of the African genera of Prodidominae spiders: descriptions and remarks (Araneae: Gnaphosidae). Zootaxa 4799 (1): 1-80, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4799.1.1

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