A new species of Dolomedes Latreille, 1804 (Araneae: Lycosoidea: Pisauridae) from Madagascar

The genus Dolomedes Latreille, 1804 present a very wide range of distribution on every continent except Antarctica (Platnick 2013) However, only one species has been reported from Madagascar, Dolomedes saccalavus Strand, 1907, which is unfortunately based on a juvenile specimen and was destroyed in...

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: DA SILVA, ESTEVAM L. CRUZ, GRISWOLD, CHARLES E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2013
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Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3691.4.5
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3691.4.5
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Summary:The genus Dolomedes Latreille, 1804 present a very wide range of distribution on every continent except Antarctica (Platnick 2013) However, only one species has been reported from Madagascar, Dolomedes saccalavus Strand, 1907, which is unfortunately based on a juvenile specimen and was destroyed in wartime. We consider this a nomen dubium.