An illustrated key to genera of African huntsman spiders

Senckenbergiana Biologica

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-213

  Jäger, Peter ^a   Kunz, Dirk ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Africa; Identification; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

GENETIC STRUCTURE; SPIDER; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA;

ARANEAE; SPARASSIDAE;

EID: 33746361621     PISSN: 00372102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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