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A Revision of the Genus Hermacha Simon, 1889 (Mygalomorphae: Entypesidae), in southern Africa with Revalidation of Hermachola Hewitt, 1915, and Brachytheliscus Pocock, 1902

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Ríos-Tamayo, Duniesky, Engelbrecht, Ian, Goloboff, Pablo A. (2021): A Revision of the Genus Hermacha Simon, 1889 (Mygalomorphae: Entypesidae), in southern Africa with Revalidation of Hermachola Hewitt, 1915, and Brachytheliscus Pocock, 1902. American Museum Novitates 2021 (3977): 1-80, DOI: 10.1206/3977.1, URL: https://bioone.org/journals/american-museum-novitates/volume-2021/issue-3977/3977.1/A-Revision-of-the-Genus-Hermacha-Simon-1889-Mygalomorphae/10.1206/3977.1.full

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