Ninetis russellsmithi n. sp., an unusual new pholcid spider species from Malawi (Araneae: Pholcidae)
A new species Ninetis russellsmithi n. sp. is described from Malawi. It lacks the most prominent autapomorphy of pholcid spiders, the retrolateral projection of the cymbium (procursus). Biogeographically this species marks the first record for the genus in a 3000 km gap between its African congeners...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2002-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Insect Science |
| Online Access: | http://www.insectscience.org/2.4/ |