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Hidden in the caves: a new troglobitic species of Spaeleoleptes and the type species redescription (Opiliones, Laniatores)

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  • 1. División Aracnología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia", Av. Angel Gallardo 470, C1405DJR Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • 2. Laboratório de Estudos Subterrâneos, Departamento de Ecologia e Biologia Evolutiva, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luís km 235, São Carlos, Brazil.

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Pereira, Maria Paula, Gallão, Jonas E., Bichuette, Maria E., Pérez-González, Abel (2024): Hidden in the caves: a new troglobitic species of Spaeleoleptes and the type species redescription (Opiliones, Laniatores). European Journal of Taxonomy 921: 36-63, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.921.2409, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2409/10653

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