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First record of the spider family Symphytognathidae in Europe and description of Anapistula ataecina sp. n. (Araneae)

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Cardoso, Pedro, Scharff, Nikolaj (2009): First record of the spider family Symphytognathidae in Europe and description of Anapistula ataecina sp. n. (Araneae). Zootaxa 2246: 45-57, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190697

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