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New taxonomic considerations in the spitting spider family Scytodidae (Arachnida: Araneae)

  • 1. Im Hoek 20, 48477 Hörstel-Riesenbeck, Germany.
  • 2. División Aracnología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"-CONICET. Av. Ángel Gallardo 470, C1405DJR, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • 3. Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan. Av. Vital Brasil, 1500, 05503-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. carheims@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4418-0552

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Zamani, Alireza, Stockmann, Mark, Magalhaes, Ivan L. F., Rheims, Cristina A. (2022): New taxonomic considerations in the spitting spider family Scytodidae (Arachnida: Araneae). Zootaxa 5092 (2): 151-175, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5092.2.1

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