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A new species of Paratheuma (Araneae: Dictynidae) from Southwestern Asia and transfer of the genus
Authors: Zamani A, Marusik YM, Berry JW
Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Publication year: 2016
Journal: Zoology in the Middle East
Journal name in source: ZOOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Journal acronym: ZOOL MIDDLE EAST
Volume: 62
Issue: 2
First page : 177
Last page: 183
Number of pages: 7
ISSN: 0939-7140
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09397140.2016.1173927
Abstract
The marine spider genus Paratheuma Bryant, 1940 is recorded in southwestern Asia for the first time, and a new species, P. enigmatica sp. n. is described from southern and southeastern Iran on the basis of both sexes. Based on morphological and molecular evidence, the genus is transferred from Desidae to Litisedinae, Dictynidae.
The marine spider genus Paratheuma Bryant, 1940 is recorded in southwestern Asia for the first time, and a new species, P. enigmatica sp. n. is described from southern and southeastern Iran on the basis of both sexes. Based on morphological and molecular evidence, the genus is transferred from Desidae to Litisedinae, Dictynidae.
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