Diversity of iron cave-dwelling mygalomorph spiders from Pará, Brazil, with description of three new species (Araneae)
Mygalomorph spiders are rarely found in caves and most of the records appear as accidental or restricted to small populations. The present study took place in iron formations in Carajás region, southeastern Pará state, eastern Brazilian Amazon rainforest. Each cave was sampled twice: dry season (fr...
Main Authors: | Rafael Fonseca-Ferreira, Robson de Almeida Zampaulo, José Paulo Leite Guadanucci |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2017-09-01
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Series: | Tropical Zoology |
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Online Access: | https://pagepress.org/biology/tz/article/view/50 |
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