Scopulate hairs in male Liphistius spiders: Probable contact chemoreceptors

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 599-603

  Foelix, Rainer ^a   Erb, Bruno ^b   Michalik, Peter ^c  

^a Neue Kantonsschule Aarau   (Switzerland)

^b Zoologisches Institut und Museum ^*  (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mesothelae; Morphology; scopulae

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; LIPHISTIUS; MESOTHELAE; MYGALOMORPHAE;

EID: 78649494683     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/B10-42.1     Document Type: Article

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