Description of a new genus and three new species of the family Palpimanidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from Kenya
A new genus and three new species of the spider family Palpimanidae Thorell, 1870 from Kenya are described. Sceliscelis Oketch & Li, gen. nov. is close to Sarascelis Simon, 1887 and Scelidocteus Simon, 1907 but differs in the structure of the male palp. The new species reported are Sceli...
Main Authors: | Ambata D. Oketch, Sergei Zonstein, Esther N. Kioko, Shuqiang Li |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2020-07-01
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Series: | African Invertebrates |
Online Access: | https://africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net/article/54004/download/pdf/ |
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