Heteropoda species from limestone caves in Laos (Araneae: Sparassidae: Heteropodinae)

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2143, 2009, Pages 1-23

  Bayer, Steffen ^a   Jäger, Peter ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Copulatory organs; Heteropoda aemulans sp. nov.; Heteropoda maxima; Heteropoda simplex; Heteropoda steineri sp. nov.; Japan; Laos; Okinawa; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; HETEROPODA (SPIDER); SPARASSIDAE;

EID: 67651085480     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2143.1.1     Document Type: Article

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