A new species of Oecobius Lucas, 1846 from the Thar Desert, India (Araneae: Oecobiidae)
Author:
TRIPATHI RISHIKESHORCID, SUDHIKUMAR AMBALAPARAMBIL V.ORCID, SHERWOOD DANNIELLAORCID
Abstract
We describe a new species of Oecobius Lucas, 1846 from the Thar Desert ecoregion in India, based on both sexes: Oecobius thar sp. nov.. We also provide photographs of the new species in vivo and the general habitat of its type locality.
Subject
Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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