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The jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from the Southwestern region of Central African Republic
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- 1. Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Taxonomy, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego 65, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland. & Corresponding author: wanda.h.wesolowska@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4411-1058
- 2. Bailiffs Cottage, Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 0JU, UK. & mrussellsmith@btinternet.com; https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8065-3088
- 3. Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Taxonomy, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego 65, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland. & Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de Toulouse, 35 allées Jules Guesdes, 31000 Toulouse, France. & Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Taxonomy, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego 65, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland. & samuel.danflous@toulouse-metropole.fr; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6539-9513 & Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Taxonomy, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego 65, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland.
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Wesołowska, Wanda, Russell-Smith, Anthony, Danflous, Samuel (2026): The jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from the Southwestern region of Central African Republic. Zootaxa 5743 (1): 1-74, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5743.1.1, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5743.1.1
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