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Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature 58
New species and records of the molycriine ground spider genus Wydundra (Araneae: Prodidomidae) from northern Australia
Platnick, N.I. & Baehr, B.C.
Published online: 10 October 2013
Citation
Platnick, N.I. & Baehr, B.C. 2013 10 10 New species and records of the molycriine ground spider genus Wydundra (Araneae: Prodidomidae) from northern Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum — Nature 58: 95–105. https://doi.org/10.17082/j.2204-1478.58.2013.2013-10
Published online
10 October 2013
Peer reviewed
Yes
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17082/j.2204-1478.58.2013.2013-10
Keywords
Molycriinae, Prodidomidae, Wydundra, ground spiders, Queensland, Northern Territory
Abstract
Five new species of the molycriine prodidomid genus Wydundra are described: W. camooweal, W. leichhardti, W. chillagoe, and W. gilliat from northern Queensland, and W. alexandria from the Northern Territory. Several new species groups are established within the genus, and new records are provided for nine previously described species.
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