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Issue: Vol. 1004 No. 1: 7 Jun. 2005
Type: Articles
Published: 2005-06-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1004.1.2
Page range: 15–28
Abstract views: 64
PDF downloaded: 49

A new tarantula species from northern Australia (Araneae, Theraphosidae)

Queensland Museum, PO Box 3300, South Brisbane, Q. 4101. Australia
Araneae Coremiocnemis spiders pet trade conservation Mygalomorphae rainforest

Abstract

A new species of tarantula, Coremiocnemis tropix (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) is described from northern Australia; it is the first record of the genus outside of Malaysia. New hair types on legs of the Selenocosmiinae are figured.

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