The strange case of Laetesia raveni n. sp., a green linyphiid spider from Eastern Australia with a preference for thorny plants (Araneae, Linyphiidae)

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The strange case of Laetesia raveni n. sp., a green linyphiid spider from Eastern Australia with a preference for thorny plants (Araneae, Linyphiidae). / Hormiga, Gustavo; Scharff, Nikolaj.

In: Zootaxa, Vol. 3811, No. 1, 2014, p. 83-94.

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Harvard

Hormiga, G & Scharff, N 2014, 'The strange case of Laetesia raveni n. sp., a green linyphiid spider from Eastern Australia with a preference for thorny plants (Araneae, Linyphiidae)', Zootaxa, vol. 3811, no. 1, pp. 83-94. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3811.1.4

APA

Hormiga, G., & Scharff, N. (2014). The strange case of Laetesia raveni n. sp., a green linyphiid spider from Eastern Australia with a preference for thorny plants (Araneae, Linyphiidae). Zootaxa, 3811(1), 83-94. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3811.1.4

Vancouver

Hormiga G, Scharff N. The strange case of Laetesia raveni n. sp., a green linyphiid spider from Eastern Australia with a preference for thorny plants (Araneae, Linyphiidae). Zootaxa. 2014;3811(1):83-94. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3811.1.4

Author

Hormiga, Gustavo ; Scharff, Nikolaj. / The strange case of Laetesia raveni n. sp., a green linyphiid spider from Eastern Australia with a preference for thorny plants (Araneae, Linyphiidae). In: Zootaxa. 2014 ; Vol. 3811, No. 1. pp. 83-94.

Bibtex

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