The one-palped spider genera Tidarren and Echinotheridion in the Old World (Araneae, Theridiidae), with comparative remarks on Tidarren from America

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 40, Issue 25-26, 2006, Pages 1483-1616

  Knoflach, Barbara ^a   Van Harten, Antonius ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b UAE Insect Project   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Africa; Copulatory behaviour; Distribution; Echinotheridion; Madagascar; Taxonomy; Tidarren; Yemen

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NEW SPECIES; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPIDER; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; ASIA; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; CAPE VERDE; EURASIA; EUROPE; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MACARONESIA; MADAGASCAR; MADEIRA; MIDDLE EAST; PORTUGAL; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; YEMEN;

ARANEAE; ARANEAE THERIDIIDAE; EPHEMERUM; THERIDION; TIDARREN; TIDARREN CUNEOLATUM; TIDARREN SISYPHOIDES;

EID: 33750543360     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930600940993     Document Type: Article

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