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Issue: Vol. 5609 No. 3: 21 Mar. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-03-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5609.3.7
Page range: 419-429
Abstract views: 147
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Two new species of the spider genus Psechrus Thorell, 1878 (Araneae: Psechridae) from northeastern India

Zoological Survey of India; Prani Vigyan Bhawan; M-Block; New Alipore; Kolkata—700053; West Bengal; India
Zoological Survey of India; Prani Vigyan Bhawan; M-Block; New Alipore; Kolkata—700053; West Bengal; India
Zoological Survey of India; Prani Vigyan Bhawan; M-Block; New Alipore; Kolkata—700053; West Bengal; India
Zoological Survey of India; Prani Vigyan Bhawan; M-Block; New Alipore; Kolkata—700053; West Bengal; India
Araneae Taxonomy distribution lace-sheet-weavers Nagaland Meghalaya biodiversity hotspot

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Psechrus Thorell, 1878, are described from northeastern states of India: P. chizami sp. nov. (female) and P. nathanael sp. nov. (male, female). Detailed morphological descriptions, diagnoses, photos, and illustrations of the copulatory organs are provided along with the updated distribution of Psechrus species in India.

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