Phylogenetic relationships of the comb-footed spider subfamily spintharinae (araneae, araneoidea, theridiidae), with generic diagnoses and a key to the genera

Zootaxa

Volumn 3666, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 171-193

  Durán Barrón, César G ^a   Rosas, María V ^b   Contreras Ramos, Atilano ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chrosiothes; Cobweb spiders; Diagnosis; Episinus; Key; Spintharus; Stemmops; Thwaitesia

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARANEOIDEA; CHROSIOTHES; DIPOENA; EPISINUS; EURYOPIS; LATRODECTUS; SPINTHARUS; STEATODA; STEMMOPS; THERIDIIDAE; THWAITESIA;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; ANIMAL STRUCTURES; BODY SIZE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYLOGENY; SPIDER;

ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYLOGENY; SPIDERS;

EID: 84878867630     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3666.2.4     Document Type: Article

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