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30 September 2021 First description of the male of Agraecina agadirensis (Araneae: Liocranidae), an eyeless spider from the Moroccan High Atlas
Sylvain Lecigne, Soumia Moutaouakil
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Abstract

The female of Agraecina agadirensis was discovered during a scientific internship in autumn 2019 in a cave system of the Moroccan High Atlas. Since then, several surveys were needed to find a male of the species, which was finally collected in April 2021. Based on this specimen, a detailed description, an extended taxonomic diagnosis, photos of the habitus, as well as drawings of the male pedipalpus are presented. Furthermore, we draw attention to anthropogenic threats to this endemic troglobionte species and propose the legal protection of the Imi Ougoug cave system.

Sylvain Lecigne and Soumia Moutaouakil "First description of the male of Agraecina agadirensis (Araneae: Liocranidae), an eyeless spider from the Moroccan High Atlas," Arachnologische Mitteilungen: Arachnology Letters 62(1), 86-89, (30 September 2021). https://doi.org/10.30963/aramit6210
Received: 23 June 2021; Accepted: 3 September 2021; Published: 30 September 2021
KEYWORDS
Agadir
Cave
conservation
endemic
Ida Outanane Massif
spiny-legged sac spiders
taxonomy
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