A new species of Linothele (Araneae: Dipluridae) from Peru

M. Nicoletta, J.A. Ochoa, J.C. Chaparro & N. Ferretti

Abstract. A new species of Linothele Karsch, 1879 from southern Peru is described and illustrated, L. mubii sp. nov. The new species can be distinguished from other species of the genus by scopulation in combination with the morphology of copulatory organs.

Key words: taxonomy, South America, sheet-web spider, Mygalomorphae, Dipluridae, Linothele, new species

Zoosystematica Rossica, 2022, 31(1): 134-142 ▪ Published online 26 June 2022

https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2022.31.1.134 ▪ Open full article

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