A monograph of Nephilengys, the pantropical 'hermit spiders' (Araneae, Nephilidae, Nephilinae)

Systematic Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-135

  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

ALLOPATRY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SPIDER; ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

ARANEAE; NEPHILA; NEPHILENGYS; NEPHILENGYS CRUENTATA; PAPUANA;

EID: 33845810004     PISSN: 03076970     EISSN: 13653113     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2006.00348.x     Document Type: Article

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