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Myrmecicultoridae, a New Family of Myrmecophilic Spiders from the Chihuahuan Desert (Araneae: Entelegynae)

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Ramírez, Martín J., Grismado, Cristian J., Ubick, Darrell, Ovtsharenko, Vladimir, Cushing, Paula E., Platnick, Norman I., Wheeler, Ward C., Prendini, Lorenzo, Crowley, Louise M., Horner, Norman V. (2019): Myrmecicultoridae, a New Family of Myrmecophilic Spiders from the Chihuahuan Desert (Araneae: Entelegynae). American Museum Novitates 2019 (3930): 1-24, DOI: 10.1206/3930.1, URL: https://bioone.org/journals/american-museum-novitates/volume-2019/issue-3930/3930.1/Myrmecicultoridae-a-New-Family-of-Myrmecophilic-Spiders-from-the-Chihuahuan/10.1206/3930.1.full

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