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Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature 58
Two new species of the goblin spider genus Cavisternum from tropical Australia (Araneae: Oonopidae)
Harvey, M.S. & Baehr, B.C.
Published online: 10 October 2013
Citation
Harvey, M.S. & Baehr, B.C. 2013 10 10: Two new species of the goblin spider genus Cavisternum from tropical Australia (Araneae: Oonopidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature 58: 359–366. https://doi.org/10.17082/j.2204-1478.58.2013.2013-13
Accepted
31 May 2013
Published online
10 October 2013
Peer reviewed
Yes
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17082/j.2204-1478.58.2013.2013-13
Keywords
tropical, goblin spider, new species
Abstract
Two new species of the Australian endemic goblin spider genus Cavisternum are described from the Wongalara Wildlife Sanctuary located in the Northern Territory, Australia. Cavisternum gillespieae was found in a gully dominated by rainforest vegetation, and C. leichhardti occurred in open woodland environments.
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