Martensopoda gen. nov. from southern Indian mountain ranges, the first genus of huntsman spiders with a cymbial spur (Araneae: Sparassidae: Heteropodinae)

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1325, 2006, Pages 335-345

  Jäger, Peter ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardamon Hills; India; Martensopoda minuscula comb. Nov; Martensopoda transversa sp. Nov; Palni Hills; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM; MINUSCULA; SPARASSIDAE;

EID: 33846661200     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1325.1.22     Document Type: Article

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