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First record of Aenigmarachne Schmidt, 2005 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Colombia, with the description of a new species and the first described female
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- 1. Grupo de investigación Biodiversidad del Caribe Colombiano, Semillero de investigación Artrópodos del Caribe Colombiano "NEOPTERA". Universidad del Atlántico, Puerto Colombia, Atlántico, 081007, Colombia.
- 2. Grupo de Estudio en Aracnología, PALPATORES, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad de Córdoba, Montería, Córdoba, 230002, Colombia.
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Osorio, Luis M., Ávila-Polo, Joan S., Sabbatino, Andres F., Suárez- Martínez, Leiner A. (2025): First record of Aenigmarachne Schmidt, 2005 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Colombia, with the description of a new species and the first described female. Zootaxa 5723 (4): 550-564, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.4.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.4.5
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