New record of nuptial gift observed in Trechalea amazonica (Araneae, Lycosoidea, Trechaleidae)

The first record of a nuptial gift in Trechalea amazonica F.O.P.-Cambridge, 1903, is herein presented. The observations were made in the Oriximiná, Pará, northern Brazil. Two males were found on tree trunks near the water, each holding in the chelicerae a small prey wrapped in silk. This is the seco...

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Main Authors: Estevam Luís Cruz da Silva, Arno Antonio Lise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos 2011-07-01
Series:Revista Peruana de Biología
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Online Access:http://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/190

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