Miocene spider Maevia eureka nov. sp. (Araneae: Salticidae)

A new fossil species of salticid spider (Araneae: Salticidae) is described based on an amber-embedded specimen. The specimen was collected from lignite-sandstone early-mid Miocene sediments near the town of Totolapa in Chiapas, southwestern Mexico. The diagnosis and description is supported by key c...

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Main Authors: Francisco Riquelme, Miguel Menéndez-Acuña
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3614.pdf