Pasilobus dippenaarae sp. n. (Araneae: Araneidae), a New Species of Cyrtarachnine Spider from South Africa, with a Key to the Afrotropical Species

John Roff; Charles R. Haddad

doi:10.5733/afin.056.0214

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1 August 2015 Pasilobus dippenaarae sp. n. (Araneae: Araneidae), a New Species of Cyrtarachnine Spider from South Africa, with a Key to the Afrotropical Species

John Roff, Charles R. Haddad

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African Invertebrates, 56(2):445-454 (2015). https://doi.org/10.5733/afin.056.0214

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A new species of bird-dropping spider, Pasilobus dippenaarae sp. n., is described from the KwaZulu-Natal midlands, South Africa on the basis of females. A key is provided to the six Afrotropical species of the genus. Notes are provided on the habitat and web-building behaviour of P. dippenaarae sp. n., as well as the egg sac structure.

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John Roff and Charles R. Haddad "Pasilobus dippenaarae sp. n. (Araneae: Araneidae), a New Species of Cyrtarachnine Spider from South Africa, with a Key to the Afrotropical Species," African Invertebrates 56(2), 445-454, (1 August 2015). https://doi.org/10.5733/afin.056.0214

Published: 1 August 2015

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