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New species of gnaphosid spiders (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from the Western Ghats of India |
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| Authors: | Pradeep M. Sankaran Pothalil A. Sebastian |
| Affiliation: | Division of Arachnology, Department of Zoology, Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Cochin, Kerala, India |
| Abstract: | Three new species of the family Gnaphosidae are diagnosed and illustrated: Hitobia procula sp. nov. (only male), Synaphosus iunctus sp. nov. (only female) and Urozelotes patulusus sp. nov. (both male and female). The genera Hitobia and Synaphosus are recorded for the first time from India. www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B0090C55-5C3A-4D8A-A543-EFE945F09332 |
| Keywords: | First record India new species taxonomy Western Ghats |