A revision of the spider genus Simorcus Simon, 1895 (Araneae: Thomisidae) of the Afrotropical Region

African Entomology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 66-86

  Van Niekerk, P ^a   Dippenaar Schoeman, A S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Afrotropical Region; Araneae; New species; Simorcus; Thomisidae

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; THOMISIDAE;

EID: 77950813647     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4001/003.018.0108     Document Type: Article

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