Abstract
Garcorops jadis sp. nov. is described from one male specimen enclosed in copal, a hardened, sub-fossil diterpenoid resin from the Sambava area, Madagascar. The taxonomy of the family Selenopidae and the relationships of the new species are briefly discussed.References
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