Bionomics of the spider, Crossopriza lyoni (Araneae, Pholcidae), a predator of dengue vectors in Thailand

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 194-201

  Strickman, Daniel ^a   Sithiprasasna, Ratana ^a   Southard, Dawn ^b  

^a U S ARMY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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