A new species of Argiope (Araneae: Araneidae) from Brazil

A new species of Argiope Audouin, 1826 is described. This is a large Argiope from South America and is found mainly in "cerrado" vegetation in central Brazil. Argiope legionis sp. nov. is most similar to A. ericae LEVI, 2004 but differs from this species by the coloration and epigynum in t...

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Main Authors: Paulo César Motta, Herbert W. Levi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2009-06-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702009000200017