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Description of four new species of the spider genus Euryopis Menge, 1868, with new records from Brazil (Araneae, Theridiidae, Hadrotarsinae)

  • 1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia - UNISINOS. Av. Unisinos, 950, Cristo Rei, 93022-000 São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. & enlopesrodrigues@gmail.com; http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-0954
  • 2. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia - UNISINOS. Av. Unisinos, 950, Cristo Rei, 93022-000 São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. & kimberly.dsm@hotmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5141-0056
  • 3. cassiano.cassiano@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6156-5118

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Rodrigues, Everton Nei Lopes, Marta, Kimberly S., Figueiredo, Cassiano P. (2021): Description of four new species of the spider genus Euryopis Menge, 1868, with new records from Brazil (Araneae, Theridiidae, Hadrotarsinae). Zootaxa 4966 (5): 535-549, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4966.5.3

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