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Three new subterranean species of the genus Speocera (Araneae, Ochyroceratidae) from caves of the Carajás area in the state of Pará, Brazil

  • 1. Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan, Av. Vital Brasil, 1500, Butantã, São Paulo-São Paulo, Brazil, 05503-900 Gerencia de Licenciamento Ambiental e Espeleologia, Vale SA, Avenida Doutor Marco Paulo Simon Jardim, 34006-200 Nova Lima- Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • 2. Organização de Apoio à Pesquisa da Biodiversidade (OAPBio), Rua Frei Inácio da Conceição 238, 05362-040, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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Brescovit, Antonio Domingos, Zampaulo, Robson De Almeida, Cizauskas, Igor, Pedroso, Leandro (2022): Three new subterranean species of the genus Speocera (Araneae, Ochyroceratidae) from caves of the Carajás area in the state of Pará, Brazil. Zootaxa 5169 (2): 101-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5169.2.1

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