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Issue: Vol. 5723 No. 3: 26 Nov. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-11-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.8
Page range: 437-443
Abstract views: 49
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On six poorly known species of Thomisidae (Arachnida: Araneae) described by Ludovico di Caporiacco

Institute for Biological Problems of the North; Portovaya Street 18; Magadan 685000; Russia.; Department of Zoology & Entomology; University of the Free State; Bloemfontein 9300; South Africa.; Altai State University; Lenina Pr.; 61; Barnaul 656049; Russia.
Araneae Aranei crab spiders Ethiopia South America

Abstract

Illustrations are provided for the type material of six species described by Caporiacco: Heriaesynaema flavipes Caporiacco, 1939; Oxytate jannonei (Caporiacco, 1940); and Synema variabile Caporiacco, 1939 from Ethiopia; Misumenoides rubrithorax Caporiacco, 1947; and Misumenops candidoi (Caporiacco, 1948) from Guyana; and Synema bishopi Caporiacco, 1955 from Venezuela. Synema bishopi is misplaced in this genus, but its correct placement is left for a future revision.

 

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How to Cite

Marusik, Y.M. (2025) On six poorly known species of Thomisidae (Arachnida: Araneae) described by Ludovico di Caporiacco. Zootaxa, 5723 (3), 437–443. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.8