A revision of the genus Achaearanea (Araneae: Theridiidae)

Acta Arachnologica

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-40

  Yoshida, Hajime ^a  

^a Yamagata Prefectural Museum   (Japan)

Author keywords

Achaearanea; Cryptachaea; Henziectypus; New combination; Parasteatoda; Taxonomy; Theridiidae

Indexed keywords

ACHAEARANEA; ARANEAE; THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 52449083601     PISSN: 00015202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2476/asjaa.57.37     Document Type: Article

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