Description of the female of the orb-weaver spider Testudinaria gravatai (Araneae: Araneidae)

Testudinaria Taczanowski, 1879 includes nine valid species; only four of these species have both sexes described. In this paper we describe the female of T. gravatai Levi, 2005, which can be recognized specially by the abdominal pattern of spots. Testudinaria gravatai Levi, 2005 is similar to T. qua...

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Main Authors: Renato Augusto Teixeira, Arno Antonio Lise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2010-02-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702010000100019