Unique eunuchs? Fatal post-maturity molting in male Loxosceles laeta (Nicolet 1849) (Araneae: Sicariidae) after losing both palps

Pan-Pacific Entomologist

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 138-144

  Vetter, Richard S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ISCA Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; LOXOSCELES LAETA; SICARIIDAE;

EID: 80155203015     PISSN: 00310603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3956/2011-15.1     Document Type: Article

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