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Redescription of Damastes leo (Simon, 1903), comb. nov. (Araneae, Sparassidae) from Madagascar with first description of the male
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- 1. Pomeranian University in Słupsk, Laboratory Support Group, Słupsk, Poland
- 2. Pomeranian University in Słupsk, Institute of Biology, Department of Zoology, Słupsk, Poland
- 3. University of Łódź, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, Łódź, Poland
- 4. Senckenberg Research Institute, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Damastes leo (Simon, 1903), comb. nov. (ex Megaloremmius) female is redescribed and the male is described for the first time. The species is endemic to Madagascar, and its range appears to be limited to remnants of the rainforest. The first COI record for the species is presented, and its distribution is analysed in detail using iNaturalist data.
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