Addition of a spider family for Uruguay: First record of Iviraiva pachyura (Mello-Leitão, 1935) (Araneae: Hersiliidae), with notes on its natural history and distribution

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Álvaro Laborda
Miguel Simó

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This is the first record for the species Iviraiva pachyura and for the family Hersiliidae in Uruguay.  Data presented represent the southernmost record for the species.  Figures of living specimens, copulatory organs and a description of the egg sac are provided. The distribution of the species is shown and discussed.

 

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