Vendaphaea, a new dark sac spider genus apparently endemic to the Soutpansberg mountains, South Africa (Araneae: Corinnidae)

African Invertebrates

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 269-278

  Haddad, Charles R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Araneae; Corinnidae; Dark sac spiders; Endemics; New taxa; South Africa; Soutpansberg

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; CLUBIONIDAE; CORINNIDAE; POACEAE;

EID: 73249122082     PISSN: 16815556     EISSN: 16815556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5733/afin.050.0204     Document Type: Article

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