Three new species of mouse spider (Araneae: Actinopodidae: Missulena Walckenaer, 1805) from Western Australia, including an assessment of intraspecific variability in a widespread species from the arid biome
Abstract Mouse spiders (genus Missulena Walckenaer, 1805) are a lineage of trapdoor spiders with males of many species having a brightly coloured red cephalic region, an abdomen that is tinged metallic blue, and the habit of wandering during the day in search of a mate. A total of 17...
Main Authors: | Marleen R. Greenberg, Joel A. Huey, Volker W. Framenau, Danilo Harms |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
2021-10-01
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Series: | Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny |
Online Access: | https://arthropod-systematics.arphahub.com/article/62332/download/pdf/ |
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