Four new spider species of the family Theridiosomatidae (Arachnida,Araneae) from caves in Laos |
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| Authors: | Yucheng Lin Shuqiang Li Peter J?ger |
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| Institution: | 1.Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment (Ministry of Education), College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China ;2.Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China ;3.Arachnology, Senckenberg Research Institute, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Four new species of the spider family Theridiosomatidae are described from caves in Laos: Alaria cavernicola
sp. n. (♂♀), A. navicularis
sp. n., (♂♀) A. bicornis
sp. n. (♂♀), Chthonopes thakekensis
sp. n. (♀). Diagnoses and illustrations for all new taxa are given. All holotypes are deposited in the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt am Main, Germany (SMF). |
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| Keywords: | Cave spiders taxonomy Araneoidea Orbiculariae Indochina limestone karst |
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