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Issue: Vol. 2730 No. 1: 24 Dec. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-12-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2730.1.4
Page range: 57–68
Abstract views: 59
PDF downloaded: 1

Two new species of the spider genus Cataleptoneta from Balkan Peninsula (Araneae, Leptonetidae)

Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Araneae taxonomy Europe variation cave description

Abstract

Two new species of the spider family Leptonetidae from caves of Balkan Peninsula are diagnosed, described, and illustrated, i.e., Cataleptoneta lingulata sp. nov. from Northern Dalmatia, Croatia, and Cataleptoneta semipinnata sp. nov. from Island Kythira, Greece.

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