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A novel symbiotic relationship between mites and recluse spiders (Sicariidae: Loxosceles), with a description of a new Callidosoma species (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae)

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Bernardi, Leopoldo Ferreira De Oliveira, Wohltmann, Andreas, Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes (2017): A novel symbiotic relationship between mites and recluse spiders (Sicariidae: Loxosceles), with a description of a new Callidosoma species (Trombidiformes: Erythraeidae). Zootaxa 4338 (3): 459-474, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4338.3.3

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