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Issue: Vol. 5659 No. 4: 7 Jul. 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-07-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5659.4.9
Page range: 593-598
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First record of the genus Piratula Roewer, 1960 from India, with the description of a new species (Araneae: Lycosidae: Zoicinae)

Zoological Survey of India; Prani Vigyan Bhawan; M-Block; New Alipore; Kolkata; West Bengal 700 053; India.
Division of Arachnology; Department of Zoology; Sacred Heart College; Thevara; Cochin; Kerala 682 013; India.
Division of Arachnology; Department of Zoology; Sacred Heart College; Thevara; Cochin; Kerala 682 013; India.
Araneae Lycosidae Zoicinae

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How to Cite

Sudhin, P.P., Sankaran, P.M. & Sen, S. (2025) First record of the genus Piratula Roewer, 1960 from India, with the description of a new species (Araneae: Lycosidae: Zoicinae). Zootaxa, 5659 (4), 593–598. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5659.4.9