Loxosceles chapadensis (Araneae: Sicariidae): A new recluse spider species of the gaucho group from Brazil

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 364-367

  Bertani, Rogério ^a   Fukushima, Caroline Sayuri ^a,b   Nagahama, Roberto Hiroaki ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bahia; Chapada Diamantina; spider of medical importance; taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; LOXOSCELES; SICARIIDAE;

EID: 77956689556     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/A09-92.1     Document Type: Article

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