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A new forest dwelling button spider from South Africa (Araneae, Theridiidae, Latrodectus)

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Wright, B.M.O.G., Wright, C. D., Sole, C.L., Lyle, R., Tippett, R., Sholto-Douglas, C., Verburgt, L., Engelbrecht, I. (2019): A new forest dwelling button spider from South Africa (Araneae, Theridiidae, Latrodectus). Zootaxa 4700 (4): 584-600, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4700.4.12

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