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Two new species of the ant-like spider genus Fluda Peckham & Peckham, 1892 from Bolivia with first reports of potential ant models for the genus and a novel ant-resembling behavior (Araneae: Salticidae, Simonellini)

  • 1. Colección Boliviana de Fauna, La Paz, Bolivia. robertperger@hotmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9930-9638
  • 2. National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET), Experimental Station of Agriculture (EEA-INTA), R 14, Km 836, Cerro Azul, Misiones, Argentina. gonzalodrubio@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4223-2980

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Perger, Robert, Rubio, Gonzalo D. (2023): Two new species of the ant-like spider genus Fluda Peckham & Peckham, 1892 from Bolivia with first reports of potential ant models for the genus and a novel ant-resembling behavior (Araneae: Salticidae, Simonellini). Zootaxa 5256 (1): 63-76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5256.1.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5256.1.4

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