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Description of a new species of Myrmecotypus (Araneae: Corinnidae Castianeirinae), the first of its genus known from Paraguay, with an updated key to species
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- 1. Colección Científica Para La Tierra, Fundación Para La Tierra, 321 Mariscal Estigarribia, Barrio General Diaz, Pilar, Ñeembucú, Paraguay. & Centre for Ecology and Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, U.K.
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Pett, Brogan L. (2021): Description of a new species of Myrmecotypus (Araneae: Corinnidae Castianeirinae), the first of its genus known from Paraguay, with an updated key to species. Zootaxa 4999 (1): 77-86, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4999.1.5
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