A revision of Herennia (Araneae: Nephilidae: Nephilinae), the Australasian 'coin spiders'

Invertebrate Systematics

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 391-436

  Kuntner, Matjaž ^a,b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ANTON MELIK GEOGRAPHICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; SPIDER; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA;

ARANEAE; HERENNIA; NEPHILA; NEPHILENGYS;

EID: 28844443279     PISSN: 14455226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/IS05024     Document Type: Article

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