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Issue: Vol. 1580 No. 1: 10 Sep. 2007
Type: Article
Published: 2007-09-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1580.1.2
Page range: 27–33
Abstract views: 48
PDF downloaded: 1

Description of the female of Drymusa serrana Goloboff & Ramírez, 1991  (Araneae: Drymusidae) with notes on its biology

División Aracnología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”, Av. Ángel Gallardo 470, C1405DJR Buenos Aires, Argentina
División Aracnología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”, Av. Ángel Gallardo 470, C1405DJR Buenos Aires, Argentina
Araneae Scytodoidea Drymusidae taxonomy Argentina

Abstract

The female of Drymusa serrana Goloboff & Ramírez, 1991, is described. The presence of the species in San Luis provinces, Argentina, is confirmed. We provide descriptions of the web and egg-sacs.

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